Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
This Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea Nana is a small, neat shrub that has deep purple leaves. It's reliable and easy to grow, a great choice for a low maintenance gardens. Use it at the front of a border or in a container. In spring new leaves emerge bright red and age to deep wine red, followed by clusters of small yellow flowers. In autumn the whole plant turns deep crimson before the leaves fall. It grows in any kind of soil and loves the sun.
Blomstringstid
Plantetid
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Berberis
Barberries (Berberis) are spiny shrubs from East Asia, the South American Andes and Europe, with well over 400 species, both deciduous and evergreen. They are loved for their dense growth, their yellow to orange spring flowers that attract bees, and their red or blue-black berries in autumn.
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry is a deciduous shrub from Japan with a dense, rounded and slightly spreading habit. Its small leaves turn bright red in autumn, and many garden forms have purple, yellow or variegated foliage. Small pale yellow flowers in April and May are followed by glossy red berries that persist into winter.
Plassering og jord
Plant in full sun: in too much shade the summer and autumn colours fade. It grows in almost any well-drained soil, tolerates dry and chalky ground and copes with urban conditions. It is very hardy.
Beskjæring og stell
Hedges are cut back each year in March to encourage fresh foliage and can be trimmed again from June to August. Free-growing shrubs need little pruning, which keeps the berries. Diseases are rare on well-drained soil.
Bruk i hagen
A classic for medium-height hedges, free-growing or clipped, and for defensive plantings, as well as for colour in shrub borders. Birds spread the seeds; in parts of North America the species has become invasive.
Egenskaper
Botanisk
| Familie | Berberidaceae |
| Slekt | Berberis |
| Art | thunbergii |
| Sort | 'Atropurpurea Nana' |
Blomstring
| Blomstringstid | may |
| Farge (blomst) | yellow |
Løv
| Eviggrønn | yes |
| Farge (løv) | red, bruin |
Vekstform
| Høyde | 50 cm |
Voksested
| Vinterherdighet | -30 °C |
| Voksested | sun, half shade |
| Jordfuktighet | dry, normal |
Bruk
| Type (bruk) | shrub, hedge plant, fruit/berries, ground cover, in group |
Stell
| Beskjæring | no |