Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea Royal Burgundy™
Common name:
Royal Burgundy Barberry
Pronunciation:
BER-ber-is thun-BER-jee-a at-ro-pur-PEWR-ree-a
Family:
Berberidaceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
Berberis thunbergii Royal Burgundy™
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Deciduous shrub, low mounding, reportedly more compact and smaller than ‘Crimson Pigmy’. Foliage is a rich burgundy, changing to dark red in the fall.
- Colors best in full sun or light shade.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4 US Plant Patent 9,461(1996). This selection was discovered in 1989 growing in a bed of 15,000 containerized Berberis thungbergii 'Crimson Pygmy' at the Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery in Gresham, Oregon.
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plant habit, fall
