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Sunjoy® Mini Salsa Barberry Berberis thunbergii

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
2' 2' 61cm 61cm
Height: 18" - 2'
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 46cm - 61cm
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
  • Details

    18 - 24 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    46cm - 61cm
    61cm - 91cm
    46cm - 61cm

    Features

    This variety is no longer available from Proven Winners®. Alternatives include: Sunjoy Mini Maroon® and Sunjoy Todo®

    An improved version of the popular 'Crimson Pygmy' with vivid, dark red foliage that looks great from spring to fall.

    This is an excellent plant for adding low-maintenance, season-long color to landscapes.   Use it for edging beds and borders, or as a mass planting.  It does not revert as does 'Crimson Pygmy' so is consistently compact and colorful.

    Top reasons to grow Sunjoy Mini Salsa barberry:

    - Deep red-purple color works well in most landscapes

    - No worries about this plant suddenly becoming too large

    - Needs no pruning to maintain its appealing shape

    Foliage Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Red
    Foliage Shade: 
    Red
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    An easy way to add bright, season-long color to home and commercial landscapes. Use it for mass plantings, or edging beds and borders.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Adaptable, but prefers well-drained soil. Best in full sun. Tolerates urban conditions like parking lots, street plantings. Seldom needed. May be shaped in summer if necessary.

    PLEASE NOTE: Sunjoy® Mini Salsa - Barberry - Berberis thunbergii is restricted and cannot be shipped to the state(s) of CT, DE, IN, MA, ME, MN, NH, NY, VT, WI and WV. MD notes that it may be invasive.

    Sunjoy® Mini Salsa Berberis thunbergii 'Mimi' USPP 24,841
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