Barberry

Барбарис

Tall shrub 3-4 m, with the reddish-purple young growth. Leathery leaves almost rounded, 3 cm across. Long racemes of 20 and more flowers are followed in the autumn by masses of bright red berries. Dry resistant. Z 5 (4). New.

Central Asia (Tien Shan, Pamiro Alay), Iran. On rocky slopes.