DESCRIPTION: Awesome new foliage is rose-pink, mottled with white and gradually maturing to a deep reddish-purple. Introduced from Holland in the late 1950's. Small thorns make it a popular barrier shrub; definitely a knockout for color contrast in the landscape

BOTANICAL NAME: Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 1.5 Meters
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 1.5 Meters
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade - More intense colour in full sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FLOWERING TIME: Spring
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Rose-pink and maroon with white flecks, turning red in the fall
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 4 - ( Should survive up to -34.4° Celsius ) Has full one year warranty if planted in semi-protected location
WATER NEEDS: Average - Drought tolerant
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Fall Colour, Rabbit Resistant, Winter Inter

Ornamental Features

Rose Glow Japanese Barberry is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. The fruits are showy scarlet drupes carried in abundance from early to late fall. It has attractive pink-variegated dark red foliage which emerges red in spring. The small oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding burgundy in the fall. It features tiny clusters of yellow flowers hanging below the branches in mid spring.