Crimson Pygmy Barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea Nana’
Plant size: #5
2.5 feet high x 3.5 feet wide
Zone 4
Full Sun to Part Shade
Out of stock
Stunning purple red foliage all season long. Its compact form makes a great low boundary hedge. Foliage color is best in full sun. All barberries have an abundance of thorns which is good if you have issues with deer and rabbits! Drought tolerant once established.
Add to Wishlist
Add to Wishlist
Categories: Barberry, Shrubs, What's New for 2019
Tags: deciduous, two drops
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these.
These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care.
These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death.
About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.