Botanical Name: Common Names:
Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea Helmond Pillar Purple Japanese Barberry,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Small hardy deciduous shrub with attractive burgundy-red to orange foliage and white flowers throughout Spring. Grows approx. 60-120cm tall x 30-60cm wide. Great to use as a low hedge or border.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Park And Gardens, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune in late Spring if required. Feed with a slow release or water soluble fertiliser and spread compost around base of plants early Spring.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Berberidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Purple, Red
Flower Colour: Cream, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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