Family: Berberidaceae
Scientific Name: Berberis thunbergii var atropurpurea Helmond Pillar
Common Name: Helmond Pillar Barberry
Description | A red foliage columnar Barberry. One of the few columnar Barberry available. |
Pronunciation | (Ber-ber-is)(thun-Ber-jee-a) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | Cold 4-8, Heat 3-8 |
Sunlight | for maximum foliage color it needs full sun. In shaded conditions the foliage color will fade to green. |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | small yellow flowers with purple veins in the early spring |
Fruit | red berry |
Leaves | new growth will be reddish maturing to a darker maroon or purplish color, fall color is reds to maroons |
Stems | covered with lots of small thorns |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | 4-5 feet tall by 1-2 foot spread, columnar form |
Maintenance | prune to maintain shape, reported to not need much pruning |
Propagation | softwood cuttings |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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