 | | | Perennials for Sun or Part Shade: Barberry (Berberis) Berberis have Small red tinted yellow flowers in Spring, which are surprisingly popular with bees in particular. In Autumn the foliage turns rusty-scarlet, and it is an excellent berrying plant for birds in winter, along with mahonia. Berberis' spiny stems provide a good site for nests, and once made the native common shrub a popular hedging plant. Its roots give a yellow dye and its berries a medicinal syrup or jelly. Our berberis plants are typically around 50cms high.
Varieties:
Berberis x ottawensis 'Superba': upright, arching stems, dark purple leaves
Berberis julianae: very typical, scented yellow flowers
Berberis thunbergii : compact, pale yeloow flowers, lovely autumn colour
Berberis x stenophylla: vigorous, evergreen, good hedging variety
Flowers: April - May
Soil type: Well drained
Supplier: R.V.Roger
We donate half of our profit on sales of Berberis to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
If we cannot find exactly the variety of berberis you would like in the nursery at the moment and we can find a very close alternative, we hope it is acceptable to supply it in lieu. Before we do so, however, we will ask you if you would be happy to accept a substitute.
Please note: there is a minimum overall order size of £50.
Our nectar and pollen plants have been chosen in association with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, British Beekeepers’ Association and Butterfly Conservation, who benefit from any sales. Please also see our wildflower and grass seed mixes, which include a Bumblebee mix, Pollen and Nectar Mix and Butterfly and Moth Wildflower Mix. We sell a number of plants in this section which provide important late and early nectar and pollen, for which also see our bulbs and non-native trees.
For butterflies, although you will find some nectar plants in this section which are also food plants for caterpillars, you will find many more in wildflower plugs, wildflower seeds, and native trees and shrubs.
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