Description

A beautiful shrub for bringing color into the landscape; rich burgundy-red foliage all summer long, finally turning to brilliant yellow in fall, also has attractive flowers and showy red fruits after the leaves fall

Landscape Attributes

Cabernet® Japanese Barberry is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Cabernet® Japanese Barberry is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Cabernet® Japanese Barberry will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

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 considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, 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.