Why Plant Admiration Barberry?
Flowers are fleeting, so smart designers bring long-lasting color to their landscapes with foliage. And you don’t get much more colorful foliage than Admiration Barberry’s! Part of our Perfect Accessories line, it features fiery scarlet leaves edged in bright yellow, making a festive display that’s matched by few other plants. From spring through fall, it holds its vivid color. Admiration’s petite size means that it fits into any garden, too. Use it singly as a vibrant color spot in your mixed borders, rock garden, or container plantings. For a bolder approach, plant it en masse to create a broad sweep of dazzling orange-red.
Japanese Barberries may have thorny branches, but they’re embraced by gardeners. Why? These perky plants are loved for their many shapes, sizes, and colors. There’s one for every sunny spot in the landscape. Admiration Barberry was developed in the Czech Republic by a nurseryman named Michal Andrusiv. Andrusiv developed it in the 1990s by crossing a mini yellow Barberry called Goldalita with a purple-red Barberry called Atropurpurea. He introduced Admiration to the world in 2005. The plant has been a hit all over, winning awards in the U.K. and performing like a champ even in the hot and humid Deep South here in our country.
How to use Admiration Barberry in the landscape?
Japanese Barberries have gotten a bad rap in recent years, because some of them have become invasive, particularly in the Northeast. Invasive plants can crowd out natives and disrupt local ecosystems. Admiration Barberry doesn’t flower, however, so it can’t set seed and become a problem. No need to worry!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
How To Plant Admiration Barberry
Grow Admiration Barberry in full sun to bring out its richest colors. Shade will make the leaves turn green. Choose a site where the soil drains freely, as this plant will not tolerate “wet feet.” It needs regular water during the establishment period, but will be quite drought tolerant after that. Little pruning will be necessary. Few insect pests or diseases trouble Barberries, and deer tend to leave the thorny branches alone. Japanese Barberries have come under fire lately for rampant reseeding in some areas, but Admiration so far has proven to be a non-fruiting clone.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
