Scientific name: Berberis thunbergii ‘Rose Glow’

Common name:  Japanese barberry

Family name: Berberidaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 1.3-2m wide and tall

Form: dense, round

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: Dry, rocky

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: red

Flower/cone/fruit description: Raceme flowers; red berries

Limitations: Big thorns, can be weedy (invasive).

Suitable uses: Attractive form

Quick ID: Dec. shrub. Simple. Alternate. New leaves are variegated, old ones are not. Big thorns.