Berberis chinensis

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Berberis sinensis, Poir. (B. spathulata, Schrad. B. iberica, Stev. & Fisch. B. sanguinolenta, Schrad. B. Guimpelii, Koch). From 4-6 ft., with slender, often arching branches, the younger grooved, reddish brown; spines 1-3-parted, ½-¾. long: Lvs. cuneate, oblong or obovate-lanceolate, entire or sometimes with a few teeth, grayish green or glaucescent beneath, ½-1½ in. long: racemes pendulous, slender-peduncled, rather dense; pedicels slender, about ½ in. long, several times longer than the bracts: berries ovoid, purplish. Caucasus. B.M.6573. G.O.H. 63. L.D. 7:487. G.Wr. 8:115. G. 34:379.—A hardy, graceful species, very handsome in fr. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.