Home Page

Kofa Mountain Barberry, Harrison's Barberry

Scientific Name: Berberis harrisoniana Kearney & Peebles
Family: Berberidaceae

Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 9-10

Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Origin: Sonoran desert: southwestern Arizona (Kofa and Ajo mountains), at 2500 to 3500 feet elevation (750-1000 m)

Growth Habits: Evergreen shrub up to 3 feet tall and wide (90 cm); stems not spiny; trifoliate holly-like leaves

Watering Needs: Low to moderate water, prefers moderately acid soils

Blooming Habits:
Yellow flowers, in rather dense raceme of 6 to 11 flowers, in late winter (January to March).

Fruiting Habits:
Small juicy fruit, 0.2 to 0.3 inch in diameter (5-7 mm), blue-black when ripe.

List of All the Plants | More in the Berberidaceae family

Desert-Tropicals is dedicated to provide gardening advice, gardening ideas, and information about flower of all kind for landscape and collections.We try to check carefully the identification of the plants on the illustrations as well as the other information from the page, but occasionally errors do occur. if you notice anything that needs to be changed please contact us.Thanks.