Sunjoy Orange Pillar Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy Orange 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 Orange Pillar' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Sunjoy Orange 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 has a dense habit and grows at a moderate rate. It sits low on the menu for deer. It blooms in early to late spring, attracts bees and birds, and tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Big bluestem, Common milkweed, and Amur maple.