Berberis julianae

Berberis julianae or the Chinese barberry is one of the largest varieties used, this evergreen species is a large upright shrub with a rounded crown and slightly drooping branches. Golden-yellow flowers appear in spring and blue-purple berries in autumn. It is also a good bee plant because of its particularly profuse flowering. This barberry can be used as a hedge, pruning or solitary, it is also very pollution tolerant but cannot withstand the sea wind and can therefore not be used in the coastal region. Does well in any type of soil except soil that is too calcareous, likes a moist soil, but tolerates quite a bit of drought. Low maintenance shrub, pruning is best done after flowering in the summer months.