UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS HORTICULTURE 3103 SUMMARY SHEET

SCIENTIFIC NAME
 
COMMON NAME
Berberis x gladwynensis
 
William Penn Barberry
PLANT FAMILY
SIZE GROUP
PLANT TYPE
Berberidaceae
3
evergreen shrub


GROWTH HABIT and RATE:
Low, mounded form, somewhat spreading, to 4 feet.

ADAPTABILITY:
Moist, well-drained, slightly acid soil.

FUNCTIONS:
Low hedge, mass planting, border.

PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Certain Berberis are the alternate host of black stem rust of wheat. Spiny branches may accumulate trash. Can be painful to prune.

NATIVE RANGE:
Hybrid: B. gagnepainii X B. verruculosa

USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 6b-9a

SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:

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