Japanese barberry is an ornamental shrub known for its colorful foliage and red berries. It is used in landscaping for its decorative value and as a hedge plant. Inputs Hardiness zone 41 Hardiness zone 51 Hardiness zone 61 Hardiness zone 71 Hardiness zone 81 Outputs Wildlife habitat2 Human food1 Type Berberis spp. - Barberry Shrub Deciduous Functions Hedge1 Soil stabilization1 Ground cover1 Footnotes Berberis thunbergii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩