What: Berberis julianae, commonly known as wintergreen barberry, is one of the best formidable hedge plants you can find. The leathery, dark green foliage hides the sharp, thorny stems that knit ...

There was a huge thicket of barberry to work with. To see whether the presence of deer helped or hindered the growth of the barberry, deer enclosures were constructed in different parts of the thicket ...

Last year, my low, dark-leafed berberis hedge lost most of its leaves by late summer. It happened incredibly fast. Although I read about a devastating caterpillar, I never saw any evidence. This year ...

What: Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea “Rose Glow” is a fast-growing, compact shrub that bursts out in new growth each spring. The variegated Japanese barberry features deep burgundy leaves ...

Berberis vulgaris, commonly known as barberry, is a shrub that grows tart, red berries. While the plant is native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, it can now be found all over the world. Its ...

Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), pp. 53-55 (3 pages) Seventeen specific and infraspecific names are formally transferred from Mahonia to Berberis. New ...

Poor old berberis is the most despised of garden plants – routinely exiled to the outer reaches of supermarket car-parks and the central reservation of motorways, spiny and unloved, valued only as a ...

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