Royal Cloak Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Royal Cloak'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Royal Cloak' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Royal Cloak') is a shrub for hedges and 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 grows in a dense, moderate pace to as much as 60 inches tall. Bees and birds visit it, and it blooms in early to late spring. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Common milkweed, and Star magnolia.