Berberis julianae - 10-15 C1

Description
These produce black-blue fruits from August onwards.

Bulletpoints
* fruit ornamentation * brown-yellow shoots * the flowers are heavily favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * resistant to urban climates

Growth habit
Wintergreen barberry is upright, dense and overhanging in habit.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
A slow-release fertiliser can be used in spring. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Flower
The yellow flowers appear in panicles from May to June.

fruit
The black-blue fruits of Berberis julianae are particularly decorative. These appear from August.

Use
Hedge (pruning), solitary, bee pasture, bird food plant

Shoots
The shoots of Berberis julianae are spiny, brown-yellow in colour.

Root
Berberis julianae is a shallow-rooted or deep-rooted plant and, depending on the soil, forms sparsely branched roots.