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Berberis calliantha

Also Known As

Black-Berried Barberry

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Berberis calliantha plant details

Berberis calliantha is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge followed by black fruit. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - bright shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, clay and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Berberis calliantha

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: award-winning, easy-to-grow, serrated leaves, spiky, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Berberis calliantha

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - bright shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: average, clay and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A deserving Award of Merit winner for: its compact dwarf (to 3') habit, for its small evergreen holly-like foliage and for its large (up to an inch across) creamy-yellow flowers followed by blue-black fruit. S/M

By: Forestfarm

This evergreen barberry has dark green foliage with silvery indumentum. The flowers are yellow and look like small daffodils. Hardy to 0° F.

By: Gossler Farms

Attractive hollyesque evergreen foliage with powdery-blue reverse, clad this compact shrub that grows 3 - 5' tall and 3' wide. One-inch cupped yellow flowers, large by Berberis standards, are followed by blue-black fruit. An Award of Merit winner, hailing from Tibet.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

A rare Tibetian shrub with holly like spine toothed leaves and yellow 1" yellow flowers that are larger than the usual Berberis flowers. It forms a dense 2-3' rounded shrub with red young stems and after the flowers black fruits appear. Interesting.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

Good foundation plant or accent for the garden. Evergreen shrub, to 3-5' tall x 3' wide but easily trimmed, with small, holly-like leaves, dark green and shiny, contrasting with the reddish brown stems. Spring flowers are light yellow and large, nearly 1" across; autumn berries are blue-black as the common name suggest. Easy in sun to light shade with some summer water. Frost hardy to 0 °F, USDA zone 7.