Saturday, 13 February 2016

Berberis julianae

Berberis julianae


Common name: Chinese barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Leaf: spine-toothed, obovate- elliptic leaves, rigid, glossy, elliptic leaves, borne in axillary groupings of up to 5 leaves
Flowers: racemes of yellow flowers tinged with red, borne in axillary clusters/racemes of up to 25 flowers each
Fruit: showy black-purple berries in autumn
Habit: compact evergreen shrub; Form: dense mounding shrub
Culture: Best grown in full sun to part shade in loamy, medium moisture soils. Can tolerate well clay and dry, lean soils as well. Intolerant of water-logged soils.
Uses: hedge, shrub, erosion control, en masse
Origin: China




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