Sunjoy Gold Pillar Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar'
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
'Sunjoy Gold Pillar' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy Gold Pillar') 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. It blooms in early to late spring and attracts bees and birds. Deer tend to pass it by. Its dense habit grows at a moderate rate, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Paula Fay peony, Pink Impression tulip, Polish Spirit clematis, and Star magnolia.