Crimson Pygmy Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Crimson Pygmy' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows into a dense, low mound that is drought tolerant and salt tolerant. Bees and birds visit it. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Lavender cotton, Caramel coral bells, and Mount Everest ornamental onion.