Common Name:
Japanese barberry
Plant Type:
Deciduous shrub
Family:
Berberidaceae (The Barberry Family)
Geographic Origin:
Japan and East Asia
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
4-5 feet high by 2 feet wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Foundation plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Pale yellow
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

Very distinctive Japanese barberry keeps a narrow columnar habit and can grow to 5 feet high by about 2 feet wide. Leaves are a deep purplish red. It is moderately slow in growth. Best in full sun or light shade and most soils, with moderate to occasional watering when established.