Admiration:
An Exciting dwarf red barberry which has show stopping bright
orange-red foliage with contrasting yellow margins. Leaf
color continues throughout the summer, turning bright red in
fall. Broad, upright growth requires little or no pruning to
maintain. Beautiful garden border shrub. Zone 4-8,
Height 12-18", Spread 18-24".
Jade Carousel®:
A green compact, rounded shrub has beautiful
scarlet-orange foliage in the fall. This barberry has
clusters of yellow flowers in the spring and beautiful red
berries that last into the winter. The Jade Carousel works
well as a hedge or in a mass planting. Stems on the Jade
Carousel have sharp thorns. Zone: 4-7, Height 3' Spread
3-5'
Burgundy Carousel®:
This barberry is a Japanese variety. It
has a spreading shape, with a slight droop, and burgundy-purple
foliage. Bears bright red fruit throughout the winter for
wildlife. Can be used as an accent or it makes a great
hedge because of its thorny branches. Zones 4-7, Height 3'
Spread 4-5'
Limoncello: Forming
a tidy, round mound, this new barberry has chartreuse foliage
with an unusual red, almost dotted, pattern around the leaf
margin. Fall foliage is orange, yellow and red. The bright color
and habit make it a good accent plant in foundation plantings.
Bred by Don Selinger, Bailey Nurseries, Inc. Zone 4-7 Height
3-4' spread 3-4'
Ruby Carousel®:
The first picture above. With beautiful purple-red foliage, this Japanese barberry
makes a wonderful hedge or a specimen shrub. It grows in
an upright form. Blooms with small insignificant purple
flowers that form into red berries, which feed wildlife
throughout the winter. Zones 4-7, Height 3-4', Spread 3'
Emerald Carousel®:
This barberry is a beautiful cross between a green
Japanese barberry and a Korean barberry. The cross between
the two produces a hardy shrub with good fruiting and flowering
characteristics. In the summer it has a deep green foliage,
which turns to a deep red/red-purple color in the fall.
Small yellow flowers producing red berries. Grows in a
rounded shape with arching branches. Zones 4-7, Height
4-5', Spread 4-5'
Rose Glow:
This variety of barberry has lovely variegated rose-red foliage
that matures into a deep maroon color. It is a compact,
round shrub that is used as both a specimen plant and for
hedges. Produces yellow flowers followed by red fruit.
Golden Carousel©:
This barberry is a hybrid of Korean and Golden
Japanese barberry and combines many of the best features of its
two parents. The golden yellow leaves on the upright
grower take on nice fall color with some red and orange tones.
Golden Carousel does best when planted in areas of light shade
where the leaves are protected from fading or burning in late
summer.
Pests. Starting by
planting your barberry shrubs in full sun or partial shade and
well drained soil will encourage plant health. Shady and
moist conditions encourage pests and disease. Some of the
pests that are attracted to barberry are the Barberry Looper
worms, Barberry Webworm, Twobanded Japanese weevils and Barberry
aphids. The barberry is not a plant that is overly
susceptible to pest problems.
