Description
Mahoberberis aquisargentii ... Now Berberis aquisargentii … A bi-generic hybrid of garden origin, Mahonia aquafolium x Berberis sargentii ( thanks to new nomenclature technology ID ; both genera now converge to become Berberis ) ... Produces clusters of yellow flowers , mainly in winter followed by black berries … Wonderful shiny green foliage that can be almost spineless to very spiny even on the one branch … An evergreen Shrub growing to 2 m x 2 m , with bright red older winter leaves ... The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) ... Family Berberidaceae … Introduced here by Stephen Ryan.