Mr. MARK SELLEW (President, Pride's Corner Farms): This is crimson pygmy barberry, a very, very valuable landscape plant; doesn't need much pruning; very popular plant. COHEN: Crimson pygmy is a ...

The following list of drought-tolerant plants was compiled by Teppi Schmidt, ... Crimson Pygmy barberry (Berberis thunbergii `Crimson Pygmy`): 2 feet tall by 3 wide.

The plant’s prickly spines slow garden ... New barberry varieties add colorful, easy accent ... Crimson Pygmy has medium red leaves while Bagatelle has deeper red leaves and a narrower ...

It would appear that you have two different species or varieties of barberry. The two smaller ones appear to be the old Crimson Pygmy variety and the larger one looks like just the plain old ...

For a moderate-height plant, Amaral suggests berberis crimson pygmy, otherwise known as barberry. Amaral said the deciduous plant is drought-tolerant and has colorful foliage. “Very few things ...

Once-hated shrub's versatility restores its reputation. Once-hated shrub's versatility restores its reputation. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content.

The plant’s prickly spines slow garden interlopers, while its arching branch structure and medium-textured green or red leaves add interest to the back of a border.