Scientific Name:
Berberis verruculosa
Pronunciation:
BUR-bur-iss ver-ruk-yoo-LH-sa
Common Name:
warty barberry
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Evergreen shrub to 1.5m tall with arching habit; leaves alternate, elliptic-obovate, most blades 1-2cm long x 7-10mm wide, glossy green on top, grey/silver on bottom, margins spinose with 3-4 spines per side; branches are stiffly arching and have spines with 3 or 5 points, up to 1.5cm long.
Habit:
Arching, Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Filler, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Security/barrier, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Prickly, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green, Dark-red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Acute, Aristate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Spinose
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Sep
Additional Info:
The 6 sepals are also yellow; may flower again in the fall
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Violet, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Spines, Stipule, pointy spines
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Galls, Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : under Catalpa - confirm ID
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : 807
- (PPL) Pine PLanting