Sowing months
Mar–Apr
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Moderate
Mature size
1.5–3 m
First harvest
Berries from year three
Family
Berberidaceae
Where it grows
ground
Good for
biodiversity, healing
Sow in
winter
Care
Prickly — site it as a boundary rather than a bed plant.
A thorny yellow-wooded Himalayan shrub with blue berries and traditional root use.
Growing it
Prickly — site it as a boundary rather than a bed plant.
What it is for
Traditional eye and skin preparations; hedging; bird berries.