Berberis julianae

Juliane's barberry (Berberis julianae )

Juliane's barberry (Berberis julianae ), also known as Moreton Bay barberry, is a species of the genus Berberis (Berberis ) in the family of Barberry ( Berberidaceae ). Their home is in the middle of China, in the western part of Hubei Province. It was introduced by Ernest Henry Wilson, who for Veitch and Sons plants collected from 1899 to 1905 in Western and Central China, 1900 in Europe.

Description

Juliane's barberry is a medium sized, upright and very dense, evergreen shrub that at the age the branches are arched, overhanging. He attained stature heights of 2 to 3 meters and is often wider than tall -growing. The bark of the branches is furrowed and yellowish, aged gray becoming very strong. This shrub has up to 4 cm long leaf spines. The change-constant leaves are up to 10 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, per cm leaf edge cut three or four times, tough leathery, dark green above, pale green below copper color, new foliage.

The flowering period extends from May to June. The flowers are borne in dense clusters. The slightly fragrant flowers are hermaphroditic. The petals are yellow.

The oblong fruits are black and blaubereift.

Use as an ornamental plant

The location should be sunny to off-sun. The soil should be moderately dry to moist, acidic to alkaline, and it should be a good topsoil be present. He is hardy, urban climates and can withstand temporary drought. This shrub is well suited as a hedge plant.

The hybrids between Julianes barberry and purple leaf barberry (Berberis thunbergii ) is called Berberis × mentorensis.