Berberis consists of shrubs that can be either deciduous or evergreen, characterized by their spiny branches and simple leaves that may have spine-like serrations. The plants produce small yellow or orange flowers, which appear in clusters or racemes in the leaf axils, eventually yielding small berries.

Berberis

Berberis 'Aureola'

Berberis 'Autumn Beauty'

Berberis 'Baby Bear'

Berberis 'Blenheim'

Berberis 'Boughton Red' is a compact evergreen shrub that grows upright. Its foliage consists of tiny, dark green leaves with a prickly texture. In spring, deep red buds bloom into light orange flowers, which are succeeded by black berries.

Berberis 'Boughton Red'

Berberis 'Bunch o' Grapes'

Berberis 'Comet'

Berberis 'Concal'

Berberis 'Coral'

Berberis 'Dart's Joke'

Berberis 'Emperor'

Berberis 'Ferax'

Berberis 'Fireball'

Berberis 'Firefly'

Berberis 'Georgei' is a deciduous shrub that typically reaches a height of around 2.5 meters. It features arching branches adorned with toothed, elliptical leaves that are mid-green and can grow up to 6 centimeters long, transforming into a bright orange-red hue in the fall. In late spring, the plant produces drooping clusters of small yellow flowers on red stalks, which are succeeded by an abundance of deep red berries in autumn.

Berberis 'Georgei'

Berberis 'Gladwynensis'

Berberis 'Glaucorubra'

Berberis 'Goldilocks' is a robust evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 4 meters. It initially grows upright before spreading out, featuring spiny stems. The foliage consists of glossy, dark green leaves that are either entire or have slight notches. From mid to late spring, this plant produces clusters of golden yellow flowers with a pleasant fragrance, each supported by red stalks. After flowering, it bears round, blue-black fruits.

Berberis 'Goldilocks'

Berberis 'Haalboom'

Berberis 'Jytte' is a compact, spiny evergreen shrub characterized by its rounded form and oval, glossy green leaves that take on a reddish hue in the fall. In the spring, it produces clusters of hanging, golden-yellow blossoms, which are succeeded in autumn by dark purple berries.

Berberis 'Jytte'

Berberis 'Knockvale Scarlet'

Berberis 'Red Tears' is a spiny, semi-evergreen shrub characterized by its oval, medium-green leaves that transform to a deep red hue in the fall. In spring, it produces clusters of yellow flowers that hang downwards, which are succeeded by vibrant red berries in the autumn.

Berberis 'Red Tears'

Berberis 'Sibbertoft Coral'

Berberis 'Stonefield Surprise'

Berberis 'Thunderbolt'

Berberis 'Tom Thumb'

Berberis 13267

Berberis Emerald Carousel ('Tara')

Berberis Golden Carousel ('Bailsel')

Berberis actinacantha

Berberis actinacantha Hakeoides Group

Berberis acuminata Franch.

Berberis aemulans

Berberis aetnensis is a compact, deciduous dwarf shrub, reaching a height of approximately 60 cm, ideal for rock or alpine gardens. Its foliage consists of small, oval leaves that may feature toothed edges or bristles and are accompanied by sharp, three-part spines, which can exceed 2 cm in length. In late spring, this species produces small yellow flowers arranged in short clusters, which give way to berry-like red fruits that mature to a red-black hue by autumn.

Berberis aetnensis

Berberis aff. aristata

Berberis aff. densa

Berberis aff. glaucocarpa

Berberis aff. henryana Schneider

Berberis aff. hookeri

Berberis aff. nepalensis

Berberis aff. tischleri C.K. Schneid.

Berberis aff. verticillata

This compact, mound-shaped semi-evergreen shrub reaches a height of approximately 1 meter. It features spiny, arching branches that spread outward. The spoon-shaped leaves, measuring up to 2.5 cm in length, transition to shades of red and orange during the autumn months. In summer, the plant produces short clusters of pale yellow flowers, which give way to translucent fruits that range from coral-pink to pinkish-red, measuring up to 6 mm in diameter.

Berberis aff. wilsoniae

Berberis aff. wintonensis

Berberis aggregata is a compact, deciduous shrub that typically reaches a height of around 1.5 meters. Its leaves are olive green, measuring up to 3 centimeters long, with a blue-green underside and serrated edges, transforming to red as autumn approaches. In late spring and early summer, the plant produces small, pale yellow flowers arranged in dense clusters that can extend up to 4 centimeters. These flowers give way to spherical red fruits in the fall, which measure up to 7 millimeters in diameter and have a subtle grey tint.

Berberis aggregata

Berberis aggregata 'Crimson Bead'

Berberis aggregata 'Ruby Watson'

Berberis aggregata 'Sibbertoft Coral'

Berberis aggregata 'Stonefield Dawn'

Berberis aggregata var. integrifolia

Berberis aggregata var. prattii

Berberis ambigua

Berberis amoena Dunn

Berberis amurensis

Berberis amurensis 'Flamboyant'

Berberis amurensis var. latifolia

Berberis angulosa

Berberis angulosa var. fasciculata

Berberis anniae

Berberis approximata 'Sprague'

Berberis approximata var. campylogyna

Berberis arido-calida

Berberis aristata DC.

Berberis aristata ambig.

Berberis aristata var. coriaria

Berberis asiatica

Berberis asiatica var. asiatica

Berberis atrocarpa

Berberis atroprasina

Berberis barilochensis

Berberis beaniana

Berberis beaniana 'Stonefield Mauve'

Berberis bergmanniae

Berberis bergmanniae var. acanthophylla

Berberis bhutanensis

Berberis boissieii Schneid.

Berberis brachypoda

Berberis brevipaniculata Schneider

Berberis bullata

Berberis burmanica

Berberis calcipratorum

Berberis caliginosa

Berberis calliantha is a vertical, thorny evergreen shrub characterized by its dark green leaves that resemble those of holly. In spring, it produces pale yellow blooms, which are succeeded by blue-black berries in the fall.

Berberis calliantha

Berberis canadensis

Berberis candidula C.K. Schneid. is a compact evergreen shrub that typically grows up to 60 cm tall. It features oval, dark green foliage that displays a lighter shade on the underside, with spiny tips. The stems are armed with needle-like thorns. In late spring, this plant produces vibrant yellow flowers, which are succeeded by blue-black berries adorned with a whitish coating.

Berberis candidula C.K. Schneid.

Berberis capillaris

Berberis cavaleriei

Berberis centiflora

Berberis cf. papillifera Koehne

Berberis chengii

Berberis chilensis

Berberis chilensis var. chilensis

Berberis chinensis

Berberis chinensis 'Spathulata'

Berberis chingii is a compact evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of around 2 meters. It features multiple branching from the base and has narrow, glossy green leaves measuring up to 8 cm in length, which reveal a white to pale silvery grey-green hue on their undersides. Each leaf set is accompanied by whorls of long, sharp spines. The plant produces clusters of up to 14 yellow flowers that hang gracefully, which are succeeded by small white fruits in the autumn months.