Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’

Scientific name: Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’

Common name: Japanese barberry

Family name: Berberidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Kobold’ ‘Aurea’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 to 8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 3.00 to 6.00 feet; Spread: 4.00 to 7.00 feet

Form: spiny, broad-rounded, deciduous shrub

Water use: Dry to medium

Soil requirements: average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun

Leaf arrangement:  obovate green leaves

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): red fruit

Limitations:  Tolerates part shade, but performs best with full sun.

Fall colour:  attractive shades of orange, yellow and red in fall

Suitable uses:  Accent for small areas in the landscape. Foundations. Shrub border. Hedge or edger. Spiny barrier plant.

Quick ID description:  broad-round; obovate

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