Barberry - Berberis darwinii - Shrub

A deservedly popular form, Berberis darwinii possibly the loveliest of the genus. Small glossy green leaves looking like a miniature holly leaf with gorgeous golden yellow flowers in spring. An evergreen, some of the older leaves fall in the autumn after turning a beautiful red colour.

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Vibrant orange-yellow flowers appear in the spring, covering the bush, often with a second if smaller showing in the autumn along with bluish-purple berries. Good as part of a mixed border and as a mixed or single species hedge. Vigorous and easy to grow in almost all soils.

• Height and spread: 3m x 3m (10ft x 10ft)

• Position: full sun or partial shade

• Soil: fairly unfussy

• Rate of growth: medium to fast, depending on position

• Flowering period: April to May, sometimes a second show in autumn

• Flower colour: yellow-orange

• Other features: bluish-purple autumn berries, red leaf colour in autumn

• Hardiness: fully hardy

• Uses: Hedging / mixed border

• Planting distance when used for hedging: 45cm, 18"

• Clipped height: 1.5-2.5m, 5-8ft

• Number of times to clip per season and when: 1, immediately after flowering

• Responds to renovation?: Yes, cut whole plant back to 30cm, 12" of ground in late winter to renovate

• Pruning: Usually requires minimal pruning. Can prune in early summer after flowering, though that seasons berries will be lost, otherwise prune in autumn or winter after fruiting.

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