Berberis Thunbergii Orange Rocket

 

We love the foliage colours of Berberis Thunbergii Orange Rocket, which is vibrant and almost luminous in the autumn months. 

 

Orange Rocket is a relatively new cultivar of Berberis Thunbergii (Japanese Barberry). It is a low growing ornamental shrub which can also be used to create a lovely attractive dense hedge.

 

Berberis Thunbergii Orange Rocket has a compact, upright growth habit and provides interest throughout the year with it's brightly coloured foliage. Each Spring, the new growth is a vibrant orange colour. This is followed by small yellow flowers and minute red berries, adored by the birds, bees and butterflies. The vivid foliage, green in high summer, gradually develops into deep red, eventually turning fiery orange red in autumn.