Monday, 1 February 2016

Berberis julianae


  • Common Name - Chinese barberry
  • Botanical Name - Berberis julianae
  • Family - Berberidaceae
  • Bud -  alternate
  • Stem/Bark - smooth, grey
  • Leaf - simple, pinnate veins, obovate shape, acuminate apex, attenuate base, spinose margin
  • Flower - floriferous, clustered, yellow, March - April
  • Fruit - berry, blue, September - October
  • Habit - upright, dense
  • Form - oval, vertical
  • Size - 3-5 m
  • Culture - full sun/part shade, acidic/well drained soil
  • Use - mixed shrub border, hedge row

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