Common Name:
Common barberry
Plant Type:
Deciduous shrub
Family:
Berberidaceae (The Barberry Family)
Geographic Origin:
Central and Eastern Europe
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
6 feet
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Foundation plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Yellow
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

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

A stout shrub with conspicuously furrowed stems, becoming greyish with age. The leaves are broadly oval, deep reddish purple in hue, and winter-deciduous. Yellow flowers are borne in hanging clusters, giving way to blood red berries. Grow in full sun or light shade and most soils, with moderate to occasional watering when established.