Botanical Name: Common Names:
Berberis thunbergii Pow Wow Japanese Barberry,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Upright, V-Shaped
Description:
Another great upright narrow selection growing to 1.5m. The ‘wow’ is in the foliage colour which changes from gold with a cream variegation in the summer period through to deeper orange and red tones for autumn.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, 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, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Berberidaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Cream, Orange, Red
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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