Monry Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Monry'
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
'Monry' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Monry') 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. Flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees and birds. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. This dense shrub tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Fragrant sumac, Indian grass, and Prairie Sun rudbeckia.