Japanese Barberry Green

An improved form of the original green barberry. Foliage is green to a dark reddish purple.

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Japanese barberry green

Japanese barberry berberis thunbergii a low growing 2 3 tall dense spiny shrub with small oval green leaves that turn reddish brown in fall. Small yellow flowers are produced during the spring but are not particularly noticeable since they are under the foliage. Minimally invasive but sometimes banned simply because it s a japanese barberry.

Lime glow japanese barberry berberis thunbergii lime glow sku 2070 mature green foliage provides superb backdrop for the dramatic lime green new foliage. Plants have single sharp spines at each node and small bright red oblong berries. Aurea nana pale yellow almost to the point of gold foliage.

The lime glow japanese barberry is an attractive shrub with stunning golden to lime green foliage in spring and summer. The stems have single spines along their length. The name aurea comes from latin for gold.

Berberis thunbergii the japanese barberry thunberg s barberry or red barberry is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family berberidaceae native to japan and eastern asia though widely naturalized in china and in north america. Two to three feet tall. Growing to 1 metre 3 3 ft tall by 2 5 metres 8 2 ft broad it is a small deciduous shrub with green leaves turning red in the autumn brilliant red.

Bright green leaves change to orange or reddish in the fall. In invaded shaded woodlands i have observed several specimens with dilute purple color and because of persistent shade they exhibit a green purple hue to full green. The lime green foliage is a bright background for other plants or a feature on a plant grown alone.

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