Berberis , a genus with 450 unlike species of deciduous or evergreen plant shrubs , is screw for its striking evenfall foliage that ranges from wine reds to deep purples and orange . Oftentimes barberry shrub prefer bouldery soil , but they tolerate almost all soil varieties as long as they are well - drain . They make ideal specimen shrub and colorful borders that add heat to the garden . Barberry shrub grow well in full Lord’s Day to part nicety .

Berberis Candidula

Paleleaf barberry ( Berberis candidula ) is an evergreen plant bush that has a slow growth charge per unit . It spring up 2 to 4 metrical foot tall and 3 to 5 foot wide and has a thick , low - growing , hemispherical shape with arching stems . The ½-inch - long white-livered blossom on paleleaf barberry emerge in other summer and are followed by the ½-inch - broad violet berries that flower in the fall . The lustrous , dark green , 1 - to-2 - in - tenacious leaves on paleleaf barberry shrubs have spined margins and a red hint in wintertime . They rise best in full sun to part shadiness in moist , well - drained soil . Plant paleleaf barberry in USDA zones 6 to 8 .

Berberis Koreana

Korean barberry ( Berberis koreana ) is a deciduous bush with a moderate growth pace . It develop 4 to 6 human foot marvellous and 3 to 5 feet wide-eyed , making it an ideal roadblock shrub along the landscape . Korean barberry has a dense ellipse to haystack shape and modest clusters of chickenhearted flowers that emerge in springiness and are stick with by small , egg - regulate , waxy red Berry in spill and winter . The drab green , 1 - to-3 - inch - long leave on Korean barberry have a rounded solar apex and spines along the margins of each leaf . In drop , the leaves move around red to purpurate for a bright burst of colour . Korean barberry is drought tolerant , making for a unfearing barberry variety . They grow best in full Lord’s Day to part shade and tolerate a panoptic ambit of soil type , keep out systematically wet soil . industrial plant Korean barberry in USDA zones 4 to 7 .

Berberis Julianae

Wintergreen barberry ( Berberis julianae ) is a slow - growing evergreen shrub with a rounded , hillock - like form that is dense but open up with old age . It grows 4 to 6 feet tall and has a spread of 6 to 8 foot . The modest , yellow , spring - blooming flowers are oval in shape and are followed by the blue to contraband yield that last into crepuscle . The 2 - to-3 - inch - long , dark green , shiny , serrated foliage on wintergreen barberry turns a wine violent vividness in dusk . Drought tolerant , wintergreen barberry is the hardiest of all evergreen barberry shrub . They grow best in full sun to part shade and allow a wide range of soil type . Wintergreen barberry is suitable to develop in USDA zones 6 to 8 .

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