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Berberidaceae
Berberis fendleri
Berberis fendleri
Also known as Mahonia fendleri
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Barberry · Native Shrub · Rocky Mountain · Thorny · Wildlife Habitat · Drought Adapted · Deciduous · Berberis · Xeriscape
Fendler's barberry is a tough, spiny deciduous shrub native to the Rocky Mountain region that thrives in partial shade with moderate, well-drained soil. Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to partially dry between waterings. It requires little pruning but wear gloves when handling due to its sharp thorns.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow top 2 inches to dry before watering again · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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