Berberis ottawensis 'Auricoma'

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Height

2 to 4 m

Width

1 to 3 m

Flower colour

yellow

Flowering Time

April, May

Light/shadow demands

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

hedge

Bird feeding plants

Berberis ottawensis 'Auricoma'

Characteristics:

Habit

Shrub, 2-2.5 m tall and wide; initially upright, later loosely arching, fast-growing

Blossom

Plentiful, yellow with reddish hues

Leaves

Exceptionally large leaves, 4-5 cm, broadly oval, shoots intense dark red, later greenish red, red hues from orange to scarlet in autumn, from end of September

Fruits

Ovoid, light red berries; edible

Demands

Full sun or shade; loses its typical leaf colour in the shade, frost hardy

Soil

Dry to fresh

Tips

The Ottowan barberries are hybrids of the European Berberis vulgaris and the Japanese B. thunbergii. The result is a remarkably strong-growing barberry; we sell only red-leaf types with especially intense colours.

Hardiness Zone

Zone 6

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks30995002	Cont, 40-60	€14.50
bks30995001	Cont, 60-100	€15.50

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks30995002	Cont, 40-60	€14.50
bks30995001	Cont, 60-100	€15.50