warty barberry
Berberis verruculosa
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange
- Foliage color
- Green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Warty barberry (Berberis verruculosa) is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly into an arching, evergreen mound and tolerates drought. Birds visit the plant. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Spurge, and Ornamental onion.
Native range
Asia.