“I think it has great potential,” says Matthew Pottage, the young curator at Wisley. Of the deciduous varieties, orange Berberis thunbergii ‘Erecta’ is shown here, mid-drop, while its red counterpart ...

Two invasives to look for now are Japanese barberry and multiflora rose. Japanese barberry (berberis thunbergii) is a short ...

Ugh. Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) sneers at neglect and tolerates drought. To top it off, there are some much nicer colorful cultivars out there in hues of chartreuse and burgundy.

Two invasives to look for now are Japanese barberry and multiflora rose. Japanese barberry (berberis thunbergii) is a short shrub with bright red fruit and a sharp spine. Fall is an easy time to ...