Barberry - Orange Rocket

Height: 5-6 feet

A narrow, upright-growing shrub with small red leaves that turn a ruby red in autumn. Will reach 5 to 6 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide in ten years. A beautiful shrub for bringing color into the landscape; rich scarlet red foliage fades to a soft orange-red all season long, finally turning to brilliant crimson red in fall, also has attractive flowers and showy red fruits after the leaves fall

Orange Rocket Japanese Barberry is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. The fruits are showy crimson drupes carried in abundance from early to late fall. It has attractive salmon foliage which emerges red in spring. The small oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding ruby-red in the fall. It features tiny clusters of buttery yellow flowers hanging below the branches in mid spring. Makes an excellent accent plant. Tolerant to deer and drought.