Criruzam Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Criruzam'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Criruzam' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Criruzam') is a shrub for pollinator 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late spring, and bees and birds visit it. It tolerates drought and salt. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Fragrant sumac, Indian grass, and Kansas peony.