| Scientific Name: | Berberis verruculosa |
| Common Name: | warty barberry |
| Family Name: | Berberidaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Filler, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Security/barrier, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Prickly, Pinnate venation, Lustrous, Elliptic, Obovate, Spinose |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, Yellow, Apr-May-Sep |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Violet, Black, Jul-Aug |
| 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. | |