Famille
Berberidaceae
Larger foliage than other varieties.
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 8: from -12°C to -7°C
Couleur de feuille
Couleur de fleur
Exposition
Part shade
Hauteur minimum
150cm
Hauteur max
200cm
Encombrement min
100cm
Encombrement max
200cm
Intérêts remarquables
Foliage
Utilisation au jardin
Massif
General description
- Climate
- Can withstand temperatures down to -15°C.
- Exposure
- Partial shade.
- Soil
- Humus-rich, fresh, well-drained, aerated.
- Growth
- Slow
- Propagation
- Cuttings seem to us to be the best technique, because it is simple and will give young plants more quickly, with the assurance that these will be identical to the original variety.
- Use
- Planting for flower beds.
General physiology
- Dimensions
- Can reach 1.5 m in height in 10 years.
- Habit
- Upright.
Leaves
- Shape
- Leathery, pinnate leaves.
- Colour
- Bright green.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- Flowering from November to January.
- Shape
- Its flowers are gathered in long, upright clusters.
- Colour
- Bright yellow flowers.
- Note
- Its flowers are pleasantly fragrant.
Fruits
- Shape
- Berries.
- Colour
- They are dark blue, almost black.
- Note
- They are not edible raw, but it is possible to make jam, wine, and liqueur from them. They are eaten by birds.