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Japanese Barberry
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About Japanese Barberry

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Eastern Asia, Japan

Types

Berberis thunbergii

Number of Varieties

25
Rank: 90 (Overall)
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Habitat

Old fields, stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8
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AHS Heat Zone

8-5

Sunset Zone

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm
Rank: 79 (Overall)
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Red orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Orange, Burgundy, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Obovate

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering during dry weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Sunken patches

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Cancer

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BERBERIS thunbergii

Common Name

Japanese Barberry

In Hindi

Japanese Barberry

In German

Thunberg-Berberitze

In French

Berberis thunbergii

In Spanish

Berberis thunbergii

In Greek

Japanese Barberry

In Portuguese

Japanese Barberry

In Polish

Berberys Thunberga

In Latin

Japanese Barberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Berberidaceae

Genus

Berberis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

30
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Properties of Japanese Barberry

Want to know the properties of Japanese Barberry? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Japanese Barberry is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Japanese Barberry Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antiseptic and Cancer

  • Part of plant used: Fruits and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Japanese Barberry Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Japanese Barberry. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Japanese Barberry physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 120.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Obovate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow and Yellow green
  • Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Japanese Barberry

Taking Japanese Barberry Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Japanese Barberry include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Japanese Barberry

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Japanese Barberry is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Japanese Barberry is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are 25 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Berberis thunbergii. This plant's habitat is Old fields and stream banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.