23+ Berberis Darwinii Plant Nana

It grows with a upward and outward fountain like habit and spreads vegetatively underground to form large thorny thickets.

Berberis darwinii plant nana. The genus berberis has dimorphic shoots. It is an evergreen shrub and is drought tolerant once established. Berberis darwinii nana commonly known as barberry is a compact evergreen flowering shrub of upright habit. Its small spiny dark green holly like leaves are often tinged red when young. Berberis darwinii compacta darwin s barberry compacta will reach a height of 0 9m and a spread of 0 9m after 10 20 years. The shiny small holly like leaves of berberis darwinii nana are smothered in orange yellow bell shaped flowers in spring and early summer and are followed by edible purple berries in autumn. A great low growing berberis for a coastal location it will tolerate some shade and will grow in all but wet sites.

It can be pruned to shape after flowering if necessary. With colourful foliage in autumn berberis is an adaptable plant but will grow best in a sunny position or partial shade. Darwinii is a dense medium sized evergreen shrub with dark glossy green broadly oblong sparsely spined leaves and drooping racemes of rich orange flowers tinged red in bud followed by blue black berries plant range chile patagonia. Berberis darwinii compacta is a compact berberis bearing small red bronze leaves which mature to green and rich golden yellow flowers followed by edible blue berries. Long shoots which form the structure of the plant and short shoots only 1 2 mm 0 039 0 079 in long. Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined plant size. The leaves on long shoots are non photosynthetic developed into one to three or more spines 3 30 mm 0 12 1 18 in long.

Berberis buxifolia nana is a slow growing small shrub withclusters of small pale yellow flowers that appear in spring. Berberis darwinni is a broadleaf evergreen shrub more commonly known as darwin barberry.