Berberis empetrifolia (Uva de la Cordillera)
Berberis empetrifolia (Uva de la Cordillera)
100 (200)cm Uva de la Cordillera is an most ornamental small evergreen woody shrub with leathery, needle like, dark green leaves, numerous orange yellow pendulous flowers and round bluish fruits in late summer. Native of dryish rocky spots in montane shrub lands in Chile. May be tried in the garden in any rich, well drained soil in a protected spot with shelter from winter wetness and an insulating protection from freezing through (e.g. a thick dry mulch layer). Better for a frostfree cultivation in a cool greenhouse or unheated wintergarden at a minimum of some 5°C with reduced watering. Seeds from a wild collection in VII Region, Camino a Laguna Maule at some 1800m. VI-VII.More Details »