Hedge Barberry
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Berberis darwinii x B. empetrifolia (B. x stenophylla)
Berberidaceae
March to May - but I have seen the flowers opening in January.
Naturalised escapes are thinly scattered throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Hedge Barberry
It is a neophyte and a hybrid. It arose in the North in the mid
1800s and is widely planted in gardens, amenity areas and
parks.
It has been known in the wild since the 1930s and escapes
grow in hedges and by roads and paths.
Hedge Barberry is a frost-hardy, spiny, evergreen shrub,
growing up to 3m.
Leaves are narrower and spinier than Barberry.
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