«Juliana» - Organic Common Barberry Seeds (Berberis Vulgaris)

An evergreen species of barberry from the family Barberry (Berberidaceae). Originally from Central China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan). In the mountains rises to a height of 1000-1500 m above sea level. In culture since 1900. It was first described in 1984 by the botanist W. Kent.

The shape of the crown, straightened with a very dense, densely branched almost spherical crown, with age, the branches hang down in an arched manner. The height of an adult plant is 3 m, width is 4 m. The leaves are ovoid, leathery, with denticles at the edges, dark green, pale green on the underside. Flowers are yellow, collected in bunches, appear in May. Fruits are elliptical, 0.6-0.9 cm in length, blue-black, covered with a dense gray waxy bloom, not edible. The column is short. They ripen at the end of September. oval, black with a bluish bloom. Shoots are ribbed, glabrous, powerful thorns, tripartite, up to 4 cm in length.

Barberry "Juliana" is very decorative and is used in single or group plantings against the background of a lawn, near trees, in the form of curbs and hedges. Barberries tolerate a haircut very well, after which they keep a given shape for a long time. Suitable for urban areas. They are planted in places protected from the wind.