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Rose Glow Barberry

Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' · Berberidaceae

A purple-leaved barberry whose new growth is mottled rose-pink and silvery-white over a deep wine base, deepening to scarlet in autumn. Thorny and colourful for hedging, though it can self-seed and is a weed risk in some regions.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Shrub
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Low Water
  • Soil
    Well-Drained, Clay Soil
  • Climate
    Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate, Mediterranean
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    1.5 m H × 1.5 m W
  • Foliage
    Deciduous, Purple / Burgundy Foliage, Variegated Foliage, Autumn Colour
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Moderate Growth
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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