Berberis julianae

Common name: Chinese barberry

Family name: Berberidaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5

Mature height and spread:  2.5-4m; 2.5-4m

Form: evergreen shrub, upright

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: Moist but well-drained

Leaf arrangement: spiny tips, 3 stab a group, 3-4 leaves together

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): yellow small showy flowers, musky smell

Limitations: spiny leaves, away from children

Suitable uses:  classic barrier plant

Quick ID description:  spiny tips, stab, musky

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