General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Magellan Barberry
  • Calafate
  • Michay
  • Barberry
  • Box-Leaved Barberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Berberis microphylla
  • Synonym: Berberis michay
  • Synonym: Berberis buxifolia
  • Synonym: Berberis tricuspidata

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Location: Villarrica, Chile
Date: 2006
Copyright belongs to my friend Ricardo Martini.
Location: Argentina, Nahuel Huapi N.P.
Location: Patagonia, Argentina.
Location: Patagonia, Argentina.
Location: Patagonia, Argentina.
Location: Reinehual, Chile
Date: 2005
Copyright belongs to my friend Ricardo Martini.
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Sep 21, 2011 4:27 PM concerning plant:
    Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant

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