UBC Botanical Garden

Common name: Japanese barberry

Family: Berberidaceae (barberry family)

Distribution: Garden Origin

Life form: Shrub

Description: 'Rose Glow' is a dense, deciduous cultivar which grows 3'-6' tall. First leaves are purple, but new shoots emerge as a rose-pink mottled with bronzish to purplish red splotches. Leaves are of variable sizes (.50" to 1.25" long). Many branched, reddish-brown stems have sharp thorns. Tiny, yellowish flowers appear in late April to early May, but are often hidden by the foliage and are not considered showy. Bead-like, bright red berries form in fall and often last through the winter. The berries are attractive to birds. (Kemper)

Leaf Persistence: Evergreen