Berberis darwinii is a dense evergreen with arching, holly-like foliage, smothered in vivid orange flowers each spring.
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Berberis darwinii is one of the best evergreen hedging shrubs — dense, arching growth clothed in small, glossy dark-green leaves with tiny spines, forming a hedge of about 1–2m and putting on roughly 30–40cm a year.
In spring it disappears beneath a mass of vivid orange-yellow flowers, followed in autumn by blue-black berries that birds strip quickly. The spiny growth makes it an excellent intruder-deterrent and stock-proof boundary.
It is tough and unfussy, tolerating sun or partial shade and most reasonably drained soils, including exposed and coastal sites. Trim after flowering to keep it dense — cutting earlier removes the flower buds.
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