Mazhar Botanic Garden

Berberis thunbergii DC.

red barbery

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000979
Common name: Red barbery
English name: Japanese barberry
Native: Japan, eastern Asia
Country: Asia Japan

Deciduous shrub spiny grow 1-15 m tall leaves obovate, green, turn attractive shades of orange, yellow and red in fall flowers tiny yellow appear in drooping clusters along the lower sides of the branches

ornamental. Berberine, universally present in rhizomes of Berberis species, has marked antibacterial effects. 

Texture: Lime rich soils Loam Moist
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Semi-ripe cuttings
Flowering time: Spring - summer
Zone: 4 : 8
pH range: 5.0-7.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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