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Japanese Berberis is a small, compact deciduous shrub. It’s autumn colours are outstanding together with its bright red berries. Late in spring it bears pale yellow flowers tinged with red. Insect friendly A useful shrub for creating a low prickly barrier. It can be clipped(carefully!)
Berberis thunbergii
Common name: Japanese Berberis
Native: Japan
Provenance: Germany
Size and spread (10 years): 1.5m x 2m
Treatment required: Mildly dormant requires 20 weeks stratification.
Seeds / kg: c. 78,900 96% viable
Ideal sowing period: Spring
Soil conditions: Most soils.
Planting instructions:
Mature height: 2m
pic courtesy of Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
| Weight | 3.00 g |
|---|---|
| Genus | Berberis |
| Size | Mini seed pack (approx 50 seeds approx), Seed Pack (approx 400 seeds) |
| Family | Berberidaceae |
| Flowering Month | May |
| Colour | yellow |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | shrub |
| Evergreen | deciduous |
| Interest | autumn foilage, flowers, fruit |
| Wildlife | yes |
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