Berberis thunbergia Red Rocket, 2ltr pot

Description

A beautiful deciduous shrub that will enliven any garden. The plant is medium tall, growing up to 1.5 meters high and about 80 centimeters wide. Thunberg’s Barberry Red Berberis has an attractive, erect and columnar habit. Its shoots are stiff and erect, older ones can gently lie down. In addition to being very densely leafed, they are also covered with numerous thorns. The leaves are small and rounded, and have a very intense purple color, which turns bright red in autumn. The shrub blooms in May with small yellow flowers. They form oblong, red fruits that appear in autumn and decorate the plant almost until next spring. Thunberg’s barberry Red Rocket is an easy-to-grow plant that should grow in a sunny or slightly shaded position. It prefers fertile, well-drained and moderately moist soils with a slightly acid reaction. The deciduous shrub is an excellent, colorful decoration of gardens. It is perfect as high hedges or low hedges.