Berberis sargentiana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Berberis sargentiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Berberis sargentiana, Schneid. Evergreen shrub, to 6 ft.: branches nearly terete, grayish brown, with usually short spines: Lvs. coriaceous, elliptic-oblong to oblong- lanceolate, acute or acuminate, densely spiny-serrate, dark green above, light green and reticulate below, 1½-4 in. long: fls. fascicled, many, ½ in. across; pedicels ½-¾ in. long: fr. globose-ovoid, ⅓ in. long, black, with sessile stigma. May, June; fr. Sept., Oct. W. China. —Very handsome with large dark green Lvs. At the Arnold Arboretum it has proved the hardiest of the evergreen barberries. See page 3566. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Read about Berberis sargentiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Berberis sargentiana, No. 25. The plant described is the true species, but the shrub cult. under this name is often B. Julianae, Schneid., which seems slightly hardier; it has the young branches yellowish and slightly grooved (terete and red while young in B. Sargentiana), shorter lvs. hardly exceeding 2 1/2 in., firmer and less reticulate beneath, elliptic bloomy frs. crowned by a short style, on pedicels 1/4 – 1/2 in. long. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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