| Description | A dwarf mounding green Barberry. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (Ber-ber-is)(thun-Ber-jee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | average to dry |
| Flowers | small yellow flowers with purple veins in the early spring, produced on 1 year old stems |
| Fruit | red berries |
| Leaves | dark glossy green leaves during the growing season, turning to red and oranges in the fall |
| Stems | armed with spines |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | a compact globular mound reaching 2 by 2 feet |
| 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 | Van Klavern of Boskoop, Holland, 1960 |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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