Berberis verruculosa ☼ full sun/ partial shade ❅hardy ★ award ✿evergreen
By Paulspond
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7 Feb, 2013
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Preferred common namewarted barberry
FamilyBerberidaceae
CharacteristicsPlant type
Shrub
Habit
Bushy
Toxicity
Ingestion may cause mild stomach upset
ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFlower
Yellow in Spring
Foliage
White and Dark Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
Fruit
Black and Blue in Autumn
SizeUltimate height
1-1.5 metres
Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10-20 years
Berberis can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs with spiny shoots bearing simple, often spine-toothed leaves, and small yellow or orange flowers in axillary clusters or racemes, followed by small berries
B. verruculosa is a medium-sized, spiny, rather slow-growing evergreen shrub with oval leaves, dark shiny green above, white beneath. Solitary yellow flowers 2cm across are followed by blue-black berries
Suppliers
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder
Awards
Award of Garden Merit
How to growSunlight
Full sun Part shade Aspect
North-facing, South-facing, East-facing or West-facing
Exposed or Sheltered
Cultivation
Grows in any soil except waterlogged. A sunny position will encourage fruiting
Soil
Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Clay, Chalk, Sand or Loam
Propagation
Propagate by seed or from semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Low Maintenance, Hedging/Screens, Banks and Slopes, Coastal or Cottage/Informal Garden
How to carePruning
Pruning group 8
Pests
Generally pest free
Diseases
May be infected by powdery mildews
Comments on this photo
Sorry have just realised that the picture is of the Berberis! Sorry Paul! But I do love the Dogwoods!
7 Feb, 2013
No worries Tracey at all :))) The cornus are lovely in the sunshine :))
7 Feb, 2013
Me too lovely stems.....
7 Feb, 2013
Thanks DD - I put a few together for reds and yellow for winter :))
8 Feb, 2013
Good thinking Paul...
10 Feb, 2013
:)) going to cut cornus down in summer slightly so it doesn't hide garden too much
10 Feb, 2013
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I love all the Dogwoods :o)
7 Feb, 2013