Barberry

Барбарис

Leaves obovate, 4.0-5.5 cm long and 2.0-3.0 cm wide. Racemes 10-flowered. Fruits red-purple. Folige attractive. Related to B. integerrima, differing in wider leaves, smaller inflorescence. Very ornamental. Cold, heat and drought resistant. Z 5. New.

Central Asia (mountains of Turkmenia). On rocky slopes. A large vigerous shrub 4.0-9.0 m, with red-brown stems.