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shrub layer
barberry
berberis ×stenophylla
arching, thorny, and smothered in orange spring bloom — a stockproof hedge whose tart red berries dry into a sharp seasoning and whose thicket shelters nesting birds.
functions
food cropwildlife habitatpollinator forage
light
full sun
moisture
dry
soil
any free-draining
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for barberry — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see barberry on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around barberry
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- shrub
- barberry — the anchor
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- herbaceous
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