This upright deciduous shrub has arching stems with many small spreading branches that form an irregular rounded habit. The small dark green oblong leaves are sharply toothed and turn red in autumn and the yellowish saucer-shaped flowers appear in spring.   

Hardiness zones 5 to 10 

Berberis virescens is naturally found from the eastern Himalayas in Nepal to Sikkim and south-east Tibet growing at an altitude of 3,000m  (10,000ft). 

It prefers a well drained, moist moderately fertile soils in an open sunny position and is drought and frost tolerant. 

This Barberry is grown for its dense bushy habit and is planted in parks and gardens along shrub borders for screening or as a pedestrian barrier. It is also commonly used for informal or clipped hedges establishing in 2 to 3 years and is suitable for commercial sites in coastal or cool low-mountain regions. ID 2225

Berberis (BER-be-ris) virescens (vire-sen-s)

Berberidaceae (BER-be-rid-AY-see-ee)