Barberries are a wonderful foliage plant that can provide great contrast in the garden. They tolerate full sun to part shade although foliage color is always more intense in full sun. Barberries do well alone as a focal point and also make great sheared hedges. All of the barberries have sharp thorns so be careful when moving, pruning, or weeding around them. Pruning can be done at almost any time. Although they do flower in the early spring the flowers are not very showy, I grow them mainly for their foliage. Barberries are also drought tolerant and pest resistant.
Concorde has a rounded shape with deep burgundy-purple foliage that turns slightly reddish in the fall. A clipping in early spring after blooming, similar to that you would do to a boxwood, keeps Concorde growth dense and rounded.
| Requirement | |
|---|---|
| Hardiness | 3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Heat Zones | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
| Climate Zones | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Plant Type | Shrubs |
| Plant Family | Berberidaceae |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest | Fall, Mid Spring |
| Height | 2' - 3' |
| Spread | 2' - 3' |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Soil Type | Acid |
| Characteristics | Showy, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Tolerant |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Coastal Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, Japanese Garden |
| Planting Place | Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens |