Monday, 1 February 2016

Berberis verruculosa


  • Common Name - warty barberry
  • Botanical Name - Berberis verruculosa
  • Family - Berberidaceae
  • Bud -  alternate
  • Stem/Bark - smooth, multi-stemmed, brown
  • Leaf - simple, pinnate veins, obovate shape, acute apex, cuneate base, spinose margin
  • Flower - floriferous, solitary, yellow, April - May
  • Fruit - berry, violet, July- August
  • Habit - arching, dense
  • Form - round
  • Size - 0.7-1.3 m
  • Culture - full sun/part shade, rocky/well drained soil
  • Use - mixed shrub border, hedge row, mass planting

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