| Description | A medium size shrub with bright yellow foliage through out the entire growing season. |
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| Pronunciation | (Ber-ber-is)(thun-BER-jee-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | yellow foliage is best produced in full sun, will lose some of the bright yellow color in shaded spots |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small 1/3" to 1/2" long and are bore underneath the foliage, yellow and appear in late April early May. |
| Fruit | red berry |
| Leaves | bright yellow throughout the entire growing season |
| Stems | single row of spines. |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | estimated 3-5' by 3-5 feet, probably bigger |
| 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 |
| Author's Notes | Any shrub with bright yellow foliage is best used as a specimen plant. To much yellow can become gaudy. I have seen this used in the shade of deciduous trees and the early spring color will provide a bright spot to this area. If you like contrasts add some red tulips to the base of this plant. |
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