Monday, 1 February 2016

Berberis buxifolia


  • Common Name - magellan barberry
  • Botanical Name - Berberis buxifolia
  • Family - Berberidaceae
  • Bud -  alternate
  • Stem/Bark - smooth, multi-stemmed, tan
  • Leaf - simple, ovate shape, obtuse apex, , acute base, entire margin
  • Flower - floriferous, in pairs, perfect, yellow, April - May
  • Fruit - berry, dark red, June - July
  • Habit - arching, dense
  • Form - mounded, round
  • Size - 1-2 m
  • Culture - full sun, rocky/well drained soil
  • Use - mixed shrub border, mass planting

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