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Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii · Shrub
Japanese Barberry is a moderate-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 3–6 ft × 4–7 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It attracts songbirds, stands up well to deer and drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 3–6 ft × 4–7 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Erosion, Heat, Salt, Pollution
- Native to
- Japan
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