Talago Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Talago'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pale yellow
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Talago' Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Talago') 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 stays small at 6 to 12 inches tall and wide, and pale yellow spring flowers attract bees and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer. The leaves color up in fall.
Pairs well with Flowering quince, Indian grass, and Common milkweed.