Berberis buxifolia 'NANA'

Berberis buxifolia 'NANA'
Magellan barberry

SIZE/TYPE	small shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	0.2-0.4m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	less showy but noticeable
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	yellow
BLOOMING TIME	April - April
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	Evergreen broadleaf

This low shrub is an attractive form of barberry. The main feature that distinguishes it from others is evergreen foliage. The leaves are 2-3 cm long, bright green, oblong or ovate with spiny tips. Unlike other barberries it has only very small thorns or is entirely spineless. Older leaves may turn red in autumn.

Magellan barberry has beautiful small flowers. They are deep yellow and appear in profusion in April. Nana variety is a dwarf, mound-forming plant, growing very slowly. It is suitable as a ground-cover, for rockeries, outdoor pots and small gardens.

Grow it in almost any well-drained soil, no fertilizing needed. Owing to slow growth pruning is not necessary. This shrub originates in colder parts of Chile and Argentina and is hardy to -30°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 10-01-2009.

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