| Description | A slow upright growing yellow leaf Barberry. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (Ber-ber-is)(thun-Ber-jee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | sun to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small yellow flowers with purple veins in the early spring, produced on 1 year old stems |
| Fruit | red berry |
| Leaves | new leaves are greenish yellow then finally golden with an orange cast |
| Stems | have spines |
| Dimensions | 3-4 feet tall by 3 feet spread,, slow growing, upright |
| Maintenance | A combination of the dense foliage and the spiny stems make this plant a real garbage collector. Grabbing onto any piece of paper that blows through the yard. To avoid lots of punctures and scrapes, a good pair of gloves and a long sleeve shirt are required when cleaning this plant in the spring. Some pruning may be needed to maintain shape. If you like the flowers pruned after the blooming period |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in Illinois by Henry Eiler and introduced by Monrovia Nursery in about 1985. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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