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Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry
Excellent for barrier plantings, this huge group of popular thorny shrubs is attractive year-round. The especially hardy deciduous varieties have brilliant fall color.

 


Berberis thunbergii
Japanese Barberry
Berberidaceae
leaves deciduous, alternate, small, ovate, wider at tip than base
leaves deep green in summer, red fall color
leaves may be purple on cultivars
stems bear short spines at nodes ...

Berberis thunbergii 'Criruzam'
This spectacular new dwarf Barberry has vivid burgundy-red foliage.
Crimson Ruby™ is a great improvement over similar pygmy Berberis, with a more vigorous growth that will not break out of its neat rounded form.

Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'
The bronzy red Japanese barberry colors up best in full sun.
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Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Nana'
Japanese Crimson Pyg Barberry ...

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea (Red Japanese barberry)
Photo/Illustration: Daryl Beyers
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Berberis thunbergii
( Erecta Japanese Barberry )
Deciduous shrub with red to purple foliage reaching up to 5' tall and about as wide. This cultivar has slender, spiny, branches, and small, roundly, oval leaves.

Berberis thunbergii. JAPANESE BARBERRY. Japan
BERBERIDACEAE
Shrub, deciduous, 4-6 feet tall, variety 'Atropurpurea' has bronzy-red to purple-red, simple leaves.

Berberis thunbergii SunsationTM P.P.11321 (syn. ‘Monry') Berberidaceae
Sunsation (Japanese) Barberry BER-ber-is thun-BER-jee-a ...

Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy' has a deep crimson colored foliage all season and the new growth is bright red in color but this plant does best in full sun to produce its color.

USDA Plants Database - Horticulture
Berberis thunbergii is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and may seed into the landscape. See a map of the states in which Japanese barberry has escaped (opens a new window).

Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
also known as Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy', Berberis thunbergii 'Little Favourite' - Barberry
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#1128 Berberis thunbergii
Common Names: Japanese barberry
Family: Berberidaceae (barberry Family)
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Berberis thunbergii "Atropurpurea"
Red Japanese Barberry ...

Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry is an invasive plant, and probably one of the most destructive invasive plants in Connecticut. It can form thick stands that exclude nearly all native plants. The seeds are spread over long distances by birds.

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea : Red Barberry - Flowers
Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy' : Crimson Pygmy Barberry - Whole Plant
Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Rose Glow' : Rose Glow Barberry - Foliage ...

Berberis thunbergii: Immediately after flowering
Forsythia: After flowering, remove some older stems
Fuchsia magellanica: In spring, remove old stems
Rosa rugosa: In spring, remove thin twigs ...

Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
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Eleven rust-free Berberis thunbergii cultivars have been cleared for import to Canada:
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Brilliant Red Chokeberry Aucuba japonica Aucuba Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' Gold Dust Aucuba Botanical Name Common Name Berberis julianae Wintergreen Barberry Berberis julianae 'Nana' Dwarf Wintergreen Barberry Berberis thunbergii Japanese ...

Redleaf Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea)
Japanese Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles japonica)
Foster Holly (Ilex x attenuata'Fosteri')
Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) ...

Japanese Barberry: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is the most popular landscape barberry. Many cultivars are available. It grows from 3 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 7 feet wide, depending on the cultivar.

Berberis thunbergii (Japanese Barberry)
Berberis verruculosa (Warty Barberry)
Berberis wilsoniae (Wilson's Barberry)
Berberis amplectens synonym of Mahonia repens (Creeping Barberry) ...

'White Emperor' tulip with dwarf red Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Red-yellow 'King Edward' tulip with yellow forsythia Pink 'Angelique' tulip with pink flowering almond (Prunus triloba) 'Red Emperor' tulip with white serviceberry ...

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Japanese elm (Zelkova serrata)
Japanese fatsia, figleaf palm, Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica)
Japanese flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica) ...

Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
Japanese bristlegrass Setaria faberi
Japanese cedar Cryptomeria japonica
Japanese chess Bromus japonicus
Japanese climbing fern Lygodium japonicum
Japanese clover, common lespedeza Kummerowia striata ...

See also: Berberis, Barberry, Green, Rose, Orange