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Fremont's barberry
Berberis fremontii
Colorado
- Synonyms
- Mahonia fremontii
- Dimensions
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Height: 7.0 ft. to 10.0 ft.
Spread: 5.0 ft. to 7.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Gray Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Evergreen, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
Prickly leaves make this a hard plant to weed around, but this plant is worth it with its fragrant yellow flowers and evergreen leaves. A stunning plant! Native to the west slope.