Berberis were among the first plants to reach our shores from the Americas, while nearly all the famous plant hunters have brought back a berberis for our gardens. The Victorians were fans, and ...

Berberis – Berberis darwinii and B.thunbergii varieties – These are first-class bee plants and a nectar source for moths and butterflies, while providing shelter for many caterpillars.

The Warty Barberry (berberis verruculosa), William Penn Barberry (berberis gladwynensis) and Darwin Barberry (berberis darwinii) all keep their foliage and even turn lovely shades of red to ...

Berberis darwinii has small glossy evergreen leaves and bright orange flowers in spring. In autumn, its blue-black berries are a lovely fea­ture. Berberis julianae, another ever­green with ...

Plants producing berries such as Pyracantha (Firethorn), Berberis… With names like Firethorn and Barberry these plants can't fail to grab attention. Newsletters ...

William was responsible for such familiar introductions as Berberis Darwinii and ... Feb., 1942) describes the work of William and Thomas Lobb, two of the first plant collectors employed ...

BERBERIS is well known for its thorny branches - it carries some of the sharpest of all spines. This is a quality that makes it attractive to some people w... Thursday, 10 April 2025.

THE windy Thursday a week or so ago saw most of the remaining leaves on our deciduous trees and shrubs pulled from their branches and thrown about… ...