Rosy Rocket Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Rosy Rocket'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall12 to 24 inches 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
'Rosy Rocket' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Rosy Rocket') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and containers. 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Its dense, upright form reaches about 35 to 47 inches tall and stays only 12 to 24 inches wide. It tolerates drought and salt, and bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Caramel coral bells, Silver feather grass, and Jerusalem sage.