Find a plant
- Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow' (v)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow' (v)
Japanese barberry 'Rose Glow'
A small, spiny deciduous shrub to about 1m tall or more, with young leaves red-purple, irregularly marbled and flecked with pink and white, later purple all over. Spring flowers sparse, small, red-tinged, pale yellow, followed by red berries in autumn
- Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin' (v)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin' (v)
Japanese barberry 'Harlequin'
A compact, upright, deciduous shrub about 1.2m tall, with small, rounded, deep purple leaves, variably splashed and mottled with creamy-white and grey, and small, red-tinged, pale yellow spring flowers followed by dark red berries in autumn
- Berberis darwinii
Berberis darwinii
Darwin's barberry
A dense, evergreen shrub to about 1.5m in height, with dark glossy green, broadly oblong, sparsely-spined leaves, and drooping racemes of rich orange flowers, tinged red in bud, produced in mid and late spring, sometimes again in autumn, followed by blue-black berries in autumn
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.