Plant Profile

Berberis ottawensis (Hybrid Barberry, Silver Miles Barberry)

The child plant of Berberis thunbergii and vulgaris that is mainly rounded to spreading in shape, deciduous shrub. It has rounded oval leaves that are burgundy and turn red during autumn, dueing spring clusters of fragrant yellow flowers form which bring about small oval red fruits. It can be used to keep invaders out and perfect contrast color for other green leaved shrubs

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Hybrid
Heat Zones: 3 to 8

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Uses: Screen, Bonsai, Border Plant, Windbreak
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Round, Spreading

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m

Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Obovate

Leaf Margins: Entire

Color(growing season): Green, Red, Purple

Color(changing season): Orange, Red
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Raceme

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: Yellow

Seasons: Spring
Trunk

Trunk has Crownshaft: No

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy, Smooth, Spines
Fruit

Fruit Type: Berry

Fruit Showiness: Yes

Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3

Fruit Color: Red

Seasons: Fall

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: Yes

Heat Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full, Part
Management

Toxicity: Yes

Diseases: Powdery Mildew

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting