Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea Purple Compact Barberry

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Berberis Thunbergii atropurpurea (Purple Berberis) boasts beautiful dark purple foliage with yellow flowers that produce deep orange berries in autumn.
  • AVERAGE GROWING
  • HAS BERRIES
  • HAS FLOWERS (Yellow)
  • COLOURFUL FOLIAGE
  • Planting Conditions: Suitable for normal, chalk and clay soils, full sun to semi shaded areas and inland, exposed and coastal sites
  • Growth Rate: Slow growing, expect 10-15cm a year
  • Height: Easily maintained at 0.5-1.5m
  • Bare root plants are shown in winter dormancy as a single bare root and a bundle for comparison. Please note if ordering 1 x bare root, this will be a single plant not a bundle unless shown as a multibuy item.
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Purple Compact Barberry Hedge Plant Description

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea (Purple Berberis) is compact and slow growing, so they are ideal for low (ideal at up to 1m) but prickly hedges and are a very good option as an alternative to Box (Buxus sempervirens hedging) - especially if you have Box blight in the garden. You can see heaps of low growing hedging plants in our dedicated section.

Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea has purple leaves. Prince Charles has a Purple Berberis hedge in one of the garden rooms at Highgrove! Berberis thunbergii atropupurpurea is deciduous and boasts yellow flowers in spring and orange fruits adorn their branches in late autumn. They are tough, easy to grow hedging plants which do well in virtually any soil and situation including coastal, though they do like sun or partial shade. See all of our guide to Berberis hedging plants.

For an alternative, slightly taller purple/red leafed prickly hedge, take a look at Berberis Red Leaf or, for a variegated pink/cream leaf, try Berberis Rose Glow. See also our entire range of evergreen hedging plants, hedges with berries and our hedging with colourful foliage.

Pot grown plants are available all year round. Bare roots are only available from november to late April/early May.

If a species of Berberis isn't exactly what you are looking for in a hedge, we have lots of alternatives and suggestions for all types of planting situations and feature preferences on our Choosing the Right Species page.

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Choose Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea root types

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Root types explained.

  • Bare root

    Field grown, bare roots are young plants that are only planted when they are dormant, from autumn to spring. We lift bare root plants and despatch them during the season but they can be pre-ordered in summer. As they are cheaper to grow, they are one of our most affordable hedge planting options.

  • Pot grown

    Pot grown plants can be planted year round and make a convenient option. They come in a wide range of sizes, from 10cm to 2.5m so they're suitable for the majority of planting requirements.

  • Root ball

    Also field grown, root ball plants are scooped out of the ground using machinery to keep their root system intact and wrapped in bio-degradable, hessian sacks. They are mature plants that provide dense coverage very early on, ideal for when you need a thick hedge quickly.

  • Instant

    Grown in troughs or bags that measure 50cm-1 metre in length and carefully clipped during the growing season. Our instant hedging troughs create a dramatic, instant hedge effect.

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30 - 50cm

2L Pot

£6.99
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30 - 50cm

2L Pot

£6.99
£6.99

Metres of Hedging
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Hedge length (metres)

Number of Plants
(5 Per Metre Recommended)

No. Plants (5 per metre)

£6.99

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30 - 50cm

5L Pot

£14.99
X

30 - 50cm

5L Pot

£14.99
£14.99

Metres of Hedging
Covered

Hedge length (metres)

Number of Plants
(5 Per Metre Recommended)

No. Plants (5 per metre)

£14.99

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60 - 90cm

5L Pot

£18.99
£12.99
X

60 - 90cm

5L Pot

£18.99
£12.99
£18.99
£12.99

Metres of Hedging
Covered

Hedge length (metres)

Number of Plants
(3 Per Metre Recommended)

No. Plants (3 per metre)

£12.99

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