rosemary barberry
Berberis stenophylla
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall12 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Rosemary barberry (Berberis stenophylla) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It is evergreen, fragrant, and tolerant of drought and salt, and birds visit it. Yellow flowers appear in spring. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Fragrant tea olive, Ruby loropetalum, and Fountain grass.
Native range
Asia and Europe.