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Berberis I.D. Please

1945crewood1945crewood Posts: 170
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This plant was rescued from a garden centre just over a year ago but all the label said was Berberis Mix. Didn't realise there were so many varieties, this one has thorns.

Can anyone help with the I.D. please?



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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,488
    Do you have a photo of the whole plant to see it’s growth habit? Also what colour is the foliage in summer? Was it a bright lime green? If so it could be one of the shrubby, upright bushes like Maria (which I have and is a similar colour at the moment). 

    There are indeed a huge number of varieties, from large trees to pillar varieties to ground hugging shrubs, but they all have nasty thorns. 
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,297
    edited December 2022
    @1945crwood There are hundreds of different ones. A friend had a national collection  that filled a small field.@Nollie has suggested a photo of the whole plant which will help. They also vary so much in size.
    Looking forward to my new garden with clay soil here in South Notts.

    Gardening is so exciting I wet my plants. 
  • 1945crewood1945crewood Posts: 170
    Thanks for the reply, really appreciated.

    Can't say as the foliage was lime or even bright green in the summer.

    Sorry but the only other photo I took was the one below, if that doesn't help, I'll try and getter a better one later.


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  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,488
    It does look very much like my Maria but there are lots similar. I suspect we are going to have to wait to see how it grows and what it is like in summer before edging towards an ID but can probably rule out the red/purple ones (well none of my purply ones go yellow) and probably rule in that it’s a b. thunbergii of some sort as the shrubbiness hints at that. We would need @GardenerSuze’s friend with their national collection on the case!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • 1945crewood1945crewood Posts: 170
    Thanks for all the help, really appreciated.
    Mother Nature don't straight lines, Broken moulds in a grand design, We look a mess but we're doing fine, We're card carrying lifelong members of the Union Of Different Kinds.
  • 1945crewood1945crewood Posts: 170
    By way of an update on the Berberis, cleaning out a cupboard in the garage I found the original plastic label that came with the plant. It's a Thunbergii 'Kobold' variety.

    A big thank you for all the help, really appreciated.
    Mother Nature don't straight lines, Broken moulds in a grand design, We look a mess but we're doing fine, We're card carrying lifelong members of the Union Of Different Kinds.
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