(Sargent's Barberry)

Lustrous green foliage that looks somewhat like that of a holly is held on the branches of Sargent's barberry. This evergreen shrub is native to western China in open woodlands and bamboo groves. It develops into an upright, rounded plant with gray-brown bark.

The glossy dark green leaves are narrow ovals that are edged with tiny teeth. Leaf undersides are yellow-green. In late spring, yellow-green flowers with reddened edges dangle from the spined twigs, attracting bees for pollination. By late...

(Dwarf Purple Japanese Barberry, Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry)

Dwarf purple Japanese barberry is a compact deciduous shrub with four-seasons of interest. It’s most admired for its dense stems of red-purple foliage. These are covered with less desirable fine, thin thorns. In spring it bears tiny clusters of yellow flowers, which are followed by glossy red berries. The berries feed birds in fall and winter and thorns discourage deer from browsing.

Grow Japanese barberry in full sun to partial shade and any well-drained soil. If grown in full sun it will have...

(Bagatelle Barberry, Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry)

This purpleleaf Japanese barberry is a dwarf mounded shrub with very shiny purple-red leaves. Attractive bright red fruit persists into winter and has been known to self-sow.

Thorny, but still suitable for low hedges or edging, the Bagatelle barberry is also useful in the rock garden as a nice small accent plant. A tough plant, tolerant of many types of sites in full to partial sun locations.

(Crimson Pygmy Barberry, Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry)

This Crimson Pygmy Japanese barberry (also 'Atropurpurea Nana') is a naturally selected dwarf cultivar with bright red-purple leaves in spring maturing to a deep bronze-red. Attractive bright red fruit persists into winter. Barberry has been known to self-sow.

Thorny, but still suitable for low hedges, borders and foundation plantings, 'Crimson Pygmy' can be used in the rock garden or containers. It makes a nice accent plant around other perennials, grasses and shrubs with green foliages. A tough...

(Golden Ring Barberry, Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry)

Golden Ring Japanese barberry is a round, multi-stemmed shrub with glossy purple leaves edged in green-yellow, turning blood red in autumn. This small mounding shrub should be sited in full sun for best leaf color. Attractive bright red fruit persists into winter and has been known to self-sow.

Thorny, but still suitable for low hedges and barriers, it also makes a nice accent plant and foundation planting. Truly a tough plant, barberry is tolerant of many types of sites.

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(Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry, Royal Cloak Barberry)

Purpleleaf Japanese barberry is a dense, upright to arching shrub that originates from eastern Asia. It has glossy, red-purple leaves that emerge red turn shades of red, purple and orange in fall. In spring, small but showy yellow flowers cover 'Royal Cloak'. Bright red berries, which are attractive to birds, appear in late summer to fall and persist long after the leaves are shed in the fall.

This is a tough, fast-growing and sun-loving plant that is tolerant of many soil types and urban sites....

(Barberry)

A vigorous, compact yet mounding shrub, this hybrid barberry boasts lustrous foliage and bluish-black fruits by fall. Frikart's barberry is evergreen. It's the result of crossing Chinese barberry Berberis candidula with warty barberry B. verruculosa. The spiny branches are tan to salmon-brown.

The glossy green leaves are oval and spine-tipped, often with edges that roll under. Leaf undersides are whitish. In late spring, small yellow flowers appear. After insect pollination,...

(Amstelveen Barberry, Barberry)

A vigorous, compact yet mounding shrub, Amstelveen barberry boasts lustrous foliage and bluish-black fruits by fall. This hybrid barberry is evergreen. It's the result of crossing Chinese barberry Berberis candidula with warty barberry B. verruculosa. The spiny branches are tan to salmon-brown.

The glossy green leaves are oval and spine-tipped, often with edges that roll under. Leaf undersides are whitish. In late spring, small yellow flowers appear. After insect pollination,...

(Barberry, Telstar Barberry)

A compact yet mounding shrub with a pronounced flat top, Telstar barberry boasts lustrous foliage and bluish-black fruits by fall. This hybrid barberry is evergreen. It's the result of crossing Chinese barberry Berberis candidula with warty barberry B. verruculosa. The spiny branches are tan to salmon-brown.

The glossy green leaves are oval and spine-tipped, often with edges that roll under. Leaf undersides are whitish. In late spring, small yellow flowers appear. After insect...

(Mentor Hybrid Barberry)

The Mentor barberry is an exceptionally resilient shrub for hedging and deterring trespassers. It originated in Mentor, Ohio, as a hybridization between wintergreen barberry (Berberis julianae) and Japanese barberry (B. thunbergii). Slender yellowish yet stiff branch shoots grow from this generally rounded but upright shrub that's semi-evergreen. The colder the winter, the progressively more deciduous it becomes.

The new foliage in springtime is chartreuse-green, and then matures...