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[Sam Brungardt <samis@attbi.com>]

On 10/16/02 10:42 PM, "Rick Valley" <bamboogrove@cmug.com> wrote:

> 
> 
>> From: "Mark Lee"
>> Berberis wilsonii (same as B.
>> wilsoniae?)
> yes, blame it on late-night typing
> 
>> http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/product_10138.html
>> "Clothed in masses of rich orange flowers May to June, followed by edible
>> blue barberries which are excellent in jams and preserves."
> 
> The one I have from Forest Farm has orange berries. A small bush, the spines
> are small, sharp, not stiff- not too fierce for a barberry. Heronswood
> occasionally has a named variety (not for edible characteristics, not
> Heronswood! ORNAMENTAL!)
> -Rick
> 
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More info on Darwin's barberry, or Berberis darwinii is at
http://www.orst.edu/dept/ldplants/beda.htm .  It is an evergreen shrub from
South America and not hardy enough for very cold climates.--Sam Brungardt,
St. Paul, Minn.  (Zone 4b)