Botanical Name: Berberis verruculosa
Common Name: warty barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Distribution/Origin: China
Leaf/Bud: simple, ovate, serrate margin, glaucous/white underside
Flower/Inflorescence: solitary yellow flower
Fruit/Seed: dark blue/black berry
Stem/Bark: light brown, large spines
Size: height 1-1.5m, spread 1-1.5m
Habit: upright and ascending
Form: dense, mounding, bush-like
Culture: full sun - partial shade, moist well-drained soil, any type soil
Landscape Use: evergreen shrub