Description

A beautiful shrub that looks rich on the landscape; red emerging foliage matures to deep green all summer, finally turning wine red in fall, also has attractive flowers and inconspicuous dark fruit in the fall

Landscape Attributes

Spring Glory Wintergreen Barberry is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Spring Glory Wintergreen Barberry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Spring Glory Wintergreen Barberry will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.