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Sunjoy® Syrah Barberry Berberis thunbergii

  • Exposure
    • Sun
  • Season
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Fall
  • Mature Size
    • 48 - 60 Inches
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Sunjoy® Syrah Barberry Berberis thunbergii
Sun 48 - 60

Paint it black!  This new barberry shines with its black-purple foliage and provides low-maintenance, season-long color to gardens.  Its upright habit is good hedging.  This new variety will be available in better garden centers Spring 2013.

Features

Dark black-purple foliage.  Upright habit.  Deer resistant.

Foliage Interest
Resists: 
Deer

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Height Category: 
Tall
Garden Height: 
48 - 60 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
72 Inches
Spread: 
48 - 60 Inches
Flower Colors: 
Yellow
Flower Shade: 
not significant
Foliage Colors: 
Purple
Foliage Shade: 
Black-purple
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: 

A good way to add low-maintenance, season-long color to landscapes.  Great for hedges, shrub borders and foundation plantings.

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.  May be pruned to shape in summer.

Needs Good Drainage: 
Needs Good Drainage
Patent Information: 
Sunjoy® Syrah Berberis thunbergii 'Helen' PPAF

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