Sunjoy Mini Saffron Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy Mini Saffron'
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 Mini Saffron' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy Mini Saffron') 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 usually look elsewhere for a meal. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Common milkweed, and Flowering quince.