Mount Etna barberry

Also known as: Information to be completed

This small, scrubby, deciduous, dwarf species of Barberry grows to about 2 ft high and has crooked branches and is suitable for the rock or alpine garden. Its leaves are small, oval shaped, sometimes toothed or with bristles and it is quite thorny having three-parted spines, sometimes over 1 inch long. It has pretty small yellow flowers in late spring, in short clusters 3⁄4 to 1 1⁄4 inch long, carrying six to sometimes fifteen individual little flowers. The little berry like fruits are red turning red-black when fully ripe.

Scientific classification

Species: Mount Etna barberry (Berberis aetnensis)
Genus: Berberis
Family: Berberidaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 0.5-1 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: Information to be completed
Ideal temperature

Mount Etna barberry pictures

Distribution of Mount Etna barberry

Distribution map

Information to be completed

Culture

Information to be completed

Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Mount Etna barberry

Information to be completed

Mount Etna barberry care guide

Moderate regular watering, deep soak only during prolonged hot spells
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
Sunlight: Information to be completed
Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, deep soak only during prolonged hot spells

Fertilizing

Balanced evergreen shrub feed applied once per early spring yearly

Pruning

Usually little pruning is needed. Lightly shape if necessary, removing dead, damaged or diseased shoots. Prune after flowering.

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in early spring. Many species can cross freely in gardens, so seed-raised plants can often be hybrids. Take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.