Berberis thunbergii 'ROSY ROCKET'^®

Berberis thunbergii 'ROSY ROCKET'®
barberry

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	0.5-1.3m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.4m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	varigated:pink and burgundy red
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Deciduous broadleaf Hedging plants

We are proud to present a few novelty barberries bred in the Czech Republic by Michal Andrusiv in Litomyšl. Rosy Rocket^® is a cross between barberry varieties Aurea and Helmond Pillar. It was patented in the USA in 2006 under PP18,413 and its reproduction without license is prohibited.

Rosy Rocket^® barberry produces soft pink leaves mottled burgundy red as they emerge, and changing to overall burgundy red as they mature, while new, variegated leaves keep coming up at the top of the shrub. They are deciduous. Another eye-catching feature is the coral pink-red colour of new twigs. Like other barberries its branches have short spikes.

It grows strictly upright, slowly, forming a dense and compact shrub about 1m tall and 30-40 cm wide in 6-8 years. Thanks to its unique colour it will look great planted among green- or yellow-leaved shrubs, or as a specimen in its own container. Pruning is good for young plants to achieve good branching at the base, and becomes non-essential later. It likes almost any soil type apart from boggy, and does best in full sun or partial shade. Fully hardy to approx. -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 28-01-2012

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.