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Award-winning Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow' (Japanese Barberry) is a charming, small, deciduous shrub with an eye-catching foliage of deep rose-red leaves mottled with pink and white.
- Location, Location, Location
- Growing More Than One Barberry?
- Don’T Overwater The Rose Glow Barberry
- Fertilizing The Barberry
- Keep It Shapely
Rose Glow barberry is intolerant of excess moisture at its roots, so ensure that the soil in your chosen planting area drains quickly after a heavy rain. To determine a site’s suitability, dig a 12-inch-deep hole and fill it with water. If the water drains in less than 30 minutes, the site is suitable. If it takes more than 24 hours to drain, choos...
Barberries make striking hedges and, because of the thorny stems, the hedge can also act as a barrier. In fact, many homeowners plant them beneath windows, to act as a deterrent to break-ins. When planting more than one Rose Glow barberry, plant them five to six feet apart. At five feet apart the hedge will be significantly denser.
If you do, you may kill it. The plant is somewhat drought-tolerant and requires only a weekly watering unless the weather is particularly hot. Six gallons of water is sufficient to soak the roots in a 10-square foot planting bed. Stick your finger into the soil before watering and if it feels wet, hold off on watering for another week.
During the active growing season, measure the soil, from the shrub’s main stem to the tips of its widest branches. You’ll use this figure when you fertilize the shrub in spring, just after it begins producing new growth. Use one-half cup of 8-8-8 fertilizer per square yard of the area you measured during the growing season and sprinkle the granules...
The Rose Glow barberry doesn’t require pruning for its health but only to maintain a desired shape or size. You can safely cut the plant back to 1 foot in height if it becomes too overgrown. The best time to prune is in mid-to late spring. Wear thick gloves to avoid being impaled by the shrub’s thorns and disinfect pruning equipment before using it...
'Rose Glow' is a dense, deciduous cultivar which grows 3'-6' tall. First leaves are purple, but new shoots emerge as a rose-pink mottled with bronzish to purplish red splotches. Leaves are of variable sizes (.50" to 1.25" long).
Jun 10, 2019 · Since it's a medium-statured variety, planting your Rosy Glow Barberry under a window sill or as driveway hedging means it won't overgrow. For more immediate color and faster results, plant our 3-gallon Rose Glow - it's a larger, more developed size (ideal for impatient gardeners!).
Rose glow barberry shrubs are deciduous plants that can reach up to 10 feet in height. They are characterized by their arching branches and clusters of small, pinkish-white flowers. The flowers give way to small, red berries which are loved by birds.
Plant database entry for Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow') with 31 images and 38 data details.
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Usually, the plant growth rate is about one to two feet per year. Some may grow a little faster, some a little slower. If you live in a colder climate, don't expect much growth during the winter months.
