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Sunjoy® Mini Saffron Barberry Berberis thunbergii

  • Exposure
    • Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Fall
  • Mature Size
    • 18 - 24 Inches
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Sunjoy® Mini Saffron Barberry Berberis thunbergii
Sun 18 - 24

Looking for an easy-to-grow, small plant that's colorful all season?  This is it!  Sunjoy Mini Saffron has bright yellow foliage that shows hints of orange in the new growth.  It will turn orange-red in the fall.  Unlike other yellow-leafed barberry, it is very burn-resistant, and does well even in the heat of the summer.   This new variety will be available in better garden centers Spring 2013.

Features

Bright, season-long color.  Dwarf habit.  Deer resistant.

Foliage Interest
Heat Tolerant
Resists: 
Deer
Small or Minature

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Medium
Garden Height: 
18 - 24 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
36 Inches
Spread: 
24 - 30 Inches
Foliage Colors: 
Yellow
Habit: 
Mounded

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Sun
Bloom Time: 
Grown for Foliage
Hardiness Zones: 
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses: 
Mass Planting
Uses Notes: 

An easy way to add bright, season-long color to home and commercial landscapes.  Use it for mass plantings, or edging beds and borders.

Duration: 
Shrub
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

Adaptable, but prefers well-drained soil.  Best in full sun.  Tolerates urban conditions like parking lots, street plantings.  Pruning is seldom needed; may be shaped in summer if necessary.

Needs Good Drainage: 
Needs Good Drainage
Patent Information: 
Sunjoy® Mini Saffron Berberis thunbergii 'Kasia' PPAF

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