Meet the Breeder
Lucjan Kurowski
Poland
SUNJOY GOLD PILLAR™
Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
'Maria'
USPP 18,082
- Unique habit
- Bright color
- Burn resistant
Unique color and habit! Sunjoy® Gold Pillar barberry gives you an easy way to add both vertical lines and bright color to your landscape. Similar in shape to 'Helmond Pillar' barberry, but with bright golden foliage and red new growth. Orange-red autumn foliage is stunning. Proven to be burn resistant in side by side tests with other yellow leaved barberry.
Awards MOBOT Tried and True; 2009 Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit; Bronze Medal Plantarium
USDA Zone 4 - 8 (-30°F/-34.4°C)
Exposure Full sun
Height 3 - 4'
Width 2 - 3'
Finish Time 1 season
Type Deciduous
Bloom Time Spring
Flower Color Yellow
Foliage Color Yellow
Liner Sizes 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil Any well-drained soil will do; tolerates dry conditions once established.
Pruning Barberry does not take well to hard pruning. However, it may be trimmed as needed in late spring/early summer. Avoid cutting into thick wood unless you are removing entire branches.
Uses Shrub borders, groupings, masses, perennial borders and containers.
Growing Tips Tolerates urban conditions like parking lots, street plantings.
Features: Fall interest, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Drought tolerant, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Heat tolerant, Award winner
Filters: Botanical genus: Berberis, Common name: Barberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, Yellow flowers, Yellow foliage
Features: Fall interest, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Drought tolerant, Clay soil, Alkaline soil, Heat tolerant, Award winner
Filters: Botanical genus: Berberis, Common name: Barberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Bloom time: Spring, Yellow flowers, Yellow foliage