This semi-evergreen shrub has upright arching reddish stems, armed with spines and forms a rounded bushy habit. It has reddish new elliptical leaves that become dark green with a spiny tip and the small yellow cup-shaped flowers appear in spring.  

Hardiness zones 5 to 9 

Berberis buxifolia is naturally found from Chile to Argentina growing in mountainous regions on rocky slopes inland and on the coast from sea level to an altitude of 3323 m (10,902 ft). 

It grows in most well drained moderately fertile moist sandy stony to clay loams that are tending acidic with a pH 6-7. It prefers an open to expose sunny to semi shaded position and is frost and mildly drought tolerant.

Magellan Barberry is grown for its colourful foliage and its dense bushy habit. It is planted in small gardens along borders as a low screen or trimmed to form a hedge. It is suitable for coastal or inland regions establishing in 3 to 4 years. It is planted as a pedestrian barrier or used in commercial sites and is also cultivated commercially for its fruit. It has medicinal uses and red dye is derived from the timber. ID 3042

Berberis (BER-be-ris) buxifolia (buks-i-fo-lee-a)

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