Dwarf Purple Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Dwarf Purple Barberry is a shrub for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Apr, May.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 60 cm |
| Spread | 90 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | RHS H7 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 60 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 90 cm of room to spread. It is rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, sandy soil, chalk soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Dwarf Purple Barberry's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- African Lily 'Headbourne Hybrids'to flower when it does not
- Allium 'Purple Sensation'to flower when it does not
- Dwarf Iris 'Harmony'to edge in front
- Japanese snowball 'Mariesii'for height behind it
- Maiden Grass 'Gracillimus'for height behind it
- Mexican Orange Blossomfor height behind it