Meet the Breeder
Dr. Tom Ranney
North Carolina, USA
SUNJOY MINI MAROON®
Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
'NCBT1'
USPP 30,330; CBRAF
- Non-invasive
- Dark foliage
- Compact habit
The first ever sterile dark-leafed barberry!
We are pleased to introduce Sunjoy Mini Maroon® sterile dark-leafed barberry. It offers the same rich color and versatile habit you expect from barberry, but with absolutely no nuisance seedlings to spread around. Though it flowers and produces fruit, the seed is not viable. Foliage emerges red in spring, then matures to purple as the season progresses, often acquiring an appealing green margin along the way.
USDA Zone 4 - 8 (-30°F/-34.4°C)
Exposure Full sun
Height 2 - 3'
Width 2 - 3'
Finish Time 1 season
Type Deciduous
Bloom Time Spring
Flower Color Yellow
Foliage Color Black
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 Mixed borders, ground cover, edging, foundation plantings
Growing Tips Naturally grows as a low rounded mound without pruning. Tolerates urban conditions; does not spread.
Features: Clay soil, Foliage interest, Compact, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Non-invasive
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, Black foliage
Features: Clay soil, Foliage interest, Compact, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Non-invasive
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, Black foliage