Barberry
Location: all across campus
Approximate blooming period: mid April - May
Japanese Barberry, Berberisthunbergii
Origin: Japan
Habitat: Hardy to 0 degrees; USDA Zones 7, 8, 9 and 10
Height and Form: Medium growth rate from 3-6 feet
Foliage and Bark: Deciduous; very dense, rounded form, thorny, foliage is reddish or purplish in summer and red in fall.
Flowers, Fruit and Seeds: Yellow flowers in spring, Red berries in fall and winter
Cultivars/Varieties:
'Rosy Glow'- burgundy in the spring but soon turns red-purple flecked with white like a hasty mixed strawberry milkshake
'Dart's Red Lady'- is very dark red-purple and turns very bright red in autumn
'Helmond Pillar' -upright to 5 feet, only 2 feet wide
