Berberis thunbergii

Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii
Common Name: Japanese barberry
Family Name: Barberidaceae
Distribution/Origin: Garden origin, Japan

Leaf: Dark-red, Green, Green-yellow, Simple, Glabrous, Obovate/Spatulate, Obtuse/Rounded, Cuneate, Spinose
Bud: Alternate
Flower: Red, Yellow, Raceme, 2 - 5 florets/Umbel-like, May/Jun

Fruit/Seed: Berry (true), Red
Stem/Bark: Multi-stemmed trunk, spiny stipules

Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m/Spread: 1.5 - 2.0m
Habit: Dense, Spreading
Form: Rounded

Soil conditions: Rocky, Gravelly, Dry
Moisture: Dry
Sun: Full sun
Exposure: Partial shade

Landscape use: Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Security/barrier

Notes: Perennial