Plant database

Berberis

Water below

29%

Healthy band 35% to 75%

Needs wateringJust watered

Drought tolerant once established. Water a young plant, then water only in prolonged drought.

Once established this plant rarely needs watering. Alerts are worth acting on mainly in a long dry spell or in its first year.

A spiny shrub in green or purple leaved forms, good for barrier hedging.