Plant Details
Berberis darwinii
Darwin Barberry
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Minimum 6 feet , Maximum 10 feet
Width: Minimum 4 feet , Maximum 10 feet
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Width: Minimum 4 feet , Maximum 10 feet
A striking, evergreen barberry, with bright, yellow-orange flowers on red stems, showy and cheerful over a long season in spring. This form, collected by plantsman Randall Hitchin, reaches 8 ft tall and nearly as wide, with arching branches and spiny leaves, dark green above and lighter below. Native to Chile and Argentina, these handsome plants enjoy full sun to part shade in reasonably well-drained soil with average summer water. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
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1 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Rocky Mountain Nursery | Independence, OR | Email now | 503-838-4222 | Container: 1 |
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:20 PM
One of the finest of all EG shrubs (Bean) first discovered by Darwin on his famous trip with the Beagle; of dense habit (6-10') with glossy leaves ; drooping 2"racemes of gold-tinged-red flowers ; sm.plum-colored flowers. Sun/Med
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:20 PM
Spectacular orange flowers smother this evergreen 6' x 6' shrub in spring.
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