Berberis x aquisargentii
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- x Mahoberberis aquisargentii
- Phonetic Spelling
- BER-ber-iss AH-kwee-sar-JEN-tee-eye
- Description
-
This plant is an artificial hybrid of Berberis aquifolium and Berberis sargentiana. Berberis aquifolium is native to northwestern North America, while B. sargentiana is native to China. The species epithet is a portmanteau of the epithets of the two parents. The hybrid was first made in Sweden in 1943.
Even though this plant can grow in colder climates it will only bloom or set fruit in longer warm climate areas. It is a shrub that grows 6 feet tall and wide. It has traits of both parents, having spiny, evergreen trifoliolate leaves and yellow flowers that appear in late winter to early spring.
This plant prefers partial to full shade and moist well-drained soils. Plant in a woodland setting.
Insect Pests, Disease, or Other Plant Problems: powdery mildew and the beberis sawfly
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
-
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
-
- Tags:
-
-
Attributes:
- Genus:
- Berberis
- Species:
- x aquisargentii
- Family:
- Berberidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia, Europe
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- rust
-
-
Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Coarse
-
-
Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
-
-
Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits do not always appear, but if they do appear, it will be berries that are black.
-
-
Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Winter
- Flower Description:
- Yellow flowers (in tight clusters) generally bloom from late winter to early spring (January - March). Flowers are small. Flowers only in areas with long warm summers.
-
-
Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Three types of leaves. Leaves on strong shoots sessile, trifoliolate, the terminal leaflet longest, 23⁄4 to 31⁄4 in. long, very thick and rigid, glossy above, armed on each side with mostly five or six long spine-pointed teeth, apex narrowly acute, also terminated by a spine. Lateral leaflets much smaller. The leaves of the second kind are borne in the axils of the first kind. They are thinner, shortly stalked, oblong-elliptic, 21⁄2 to 31⁄4 in. long, veiny and slightly glossy above, edged on each side with many fine, closely set, spiny teeth and are mostly simple. Leaves of intermediate form also, which are more coarsely toothed, spinier and glossier above than in the second type.
-
-
Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
-
-
Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Security
