Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tender Perennial
Origin
Japan
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3-
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
All sorts of environments
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
👆🏻
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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm-
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
61.00 cm-
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Crimson, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Red, Bronze
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution
Dry soil
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
BERBERIS thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Japanese Burberry
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In German
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In French
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In Spanish
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In Greek
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In Polish
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
In Latin
crimson pygmy
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Liliales
Family
Berberidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Berberis
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
5041
1
27800
👆🏻