Berberis X Mentorensis Fall Color
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5 7 feet mature width.
Berberis x mentorensis fall color. Mentor barberry b x mentorensis usda zones 5 through 8 is semi evergreen retaining its leaves late in the fall in the southern area of its zone. The stems are usually three spined and thorny. Tiny pale yellow flowers 1 2 long either solitary or in pairs appear in april may in short racemes along the stems. Flowers are attractive but not as ornamental as some other barberries.
Autumn color is more brilliant in the northern. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about berberis hybrid mentor barberry berberis x mentorensis supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. The small leaves will turn red to yellow orange red in fall and the naturally mounded form of mentor barberry is maintained without pruning. Leaves are leathery and turn bright orange or red in the fall.
Autumn color is red orange. Mentor barberry the mentor barberry species berberis x mentorensis loses its leaves in cooler regions and can be semi evergreen in warmer climates. Small yellow flowers in clusters in spring. Features small yellow flowers in clusters in spring.
This plant has alternate simple leathery and dark green leaves that are 1 2 inches long. The small yellow flowers are not quite as showy as other barberries and the dull dark red berries are rarely formed. 5 8 mature height. Foliage develops good yellow orange red fall color in colder areas of its growing range.
Leaves turn a yellow orange and red fall color. A compact shrub with big appeal this fast grower will add color where contrast is the main feature all season long. This is a deciduous shrub but will hold onto some of its leaves extending the season even longer. Alternate elliptical leaves with no petiole and sparse spines along the margins emerges chartruese transitions to dark green or blue green and often ends up as a marginally effective green wine late fall color being semi evergreen in mild winters.