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- Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Pillar'
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Pillar'
Japanese barberry 'Red Pillar'
A spiny, deciduous shrub about 1m or more tall, initially columnar, but spreading with age. The foliage is dark red-purple, turning red in autumn, and the red-tinged, pale yellow spring flowers are followed by small red berries in autumn
- Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Rocket'
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Rocket'
Japanese barberry 'Red Rocket'
A deciduous, dense, spiny shrub with a vase-shaped habit to around 2m tall. The small, deep burgundy-red leaves become a brighter red in autumn. Clusters of small red-tinged, pale yellow spring flowers are followed by glossy red berries in autumn
- Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'
Berberis thunbergii 'Kobold'
Japanese barberry 'Kobold'
A dense, compact, low-mounding, deciduous shrub, to 60cm tall and wide. Leaves emerge bright green in spring, maturing to a glossy dark green before turning red in autumn. Short racemes of small, pale yellow spring flowers are followed by red fruits
- Berberis thunbergii 'Coronita'
Berberis thunbergii 'Coronita'
Japanese barberry 'Coronita'
A spiny, deciduous shrub with oval-shaped purple foliage with golden edges. Small orange-yellow flowers appear in spring, followed by bright red berries in the autumn
- Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Chief'
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Red Chief'
Japanese barberry 'Red Chief'
A vigorous, spiny, deciduous shrub about 1.7m tall, with a graceful, upright to spreading habit, purple young stems and rather narrow, deep purple-red leaves, becoming brighter red in autumn. Spring flowers are red-tinged, pale yellow, followed by deep red berries in autumn
- Berberis thunbergii 'Green Ornament'
Berberis thunbergii 'Green Ornament'
Japanese barberry 'Green Ornament'
A deciduous, upright, narrow, spiny shrub, becoming more spreading with age, about 1.5m tall, with bronze young leaves, turning green during summer, then changing to pinky-red in autumn. Red-tinged, pale yellow flowers in racemes, during spring are followed by a profusion of red fruits in autumn
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