Berberis trigona 'Orange King'
(Barberry 'Orange King')
Family - Berberidaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 2.5m
Width - up to 2.5m
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A medium-sized, Evergreen Shrub with an upright, bushy habit and spiny branches. Glossy dark green leaves are oblong to oblanceolate in shape and have sharp spines at the tips. Cup and saucer-shaped flowers are a rich shade of tangerine orange. The flowers are held in clusters along the stems and are produced from early into mid-spring. The flowers are followed by blue-black berries.
Additional common name - Jasperbells BarBerry 'Orange King'.
Synonym - Berberis linearifolium 'Orange King'
Flower:
Cup and saucer-shaped flowers are a bright, vivid shade of tangerine orange. The flowers are held in clusters along the prickly branches and are produced in March and April. The flowers are followed by blue-black berries.
Flower colour: Orange
Flower shape: Cup and saucer-shaped flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Leathery, spine-tipped leaves are glossy dark green and oblong to oblanceolate in shape. The leaves are held in clusters on the stiff, spiny stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblong to oblanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.