holly-leaved barberry
Berberis aquifolium
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall2 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green.
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Holly-leaved barberry (Berberis aquifolium) is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimens, and woodland gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. Yellow flowers open in early spring and feed bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Protect the plant from drying winter winds.
Pairs well with Oakleaf hydrangea, Christmas fern, and Wild ginger.
Native range
CA, ID, MT, OR, and 1 more places. See all 5
CA, ID, MT, OR, and WA; BC.