Berberis aggregata (Berberidaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Berberis aggregata
Deciduous shrub
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The Berberis aggregata plant species is found in E. Asia - W. China. It is a member of the Berberidaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as B. geraldi

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Latin Name:  Berberis aggregata
Family:  Berberidaceae
Author:  Schneid.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1.5   Mature Width:  1.5

Habitat:  Thickets and streamsides up to 2500 metres in Kansu and W. Szechuan[67, 109].

Cultivation Notes: Prefers a warm moist loamy soil but it is by no means fastidious, succeeding in thin, dry and shallow soils[11, 200]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Succeeds in full sun or light shade[11, 200]. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus, especially the closely related B. wilsonae[1]. The true species is seldom seen in gardens, having been replaced with its hybrid progeny[182]. The seedling 'Sibbertoft Coral' is very closely related to B. aggregata and fruits well in Britain[11]. Plants can be pruned back quite severely and will resprout well from the base[200].

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