California Barberry

California Barberry is a vigorous evergreen shrub that grows to 5 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide in various forms from upright to vine-like. The bright yellow flower clusters put on a show throughout the spring providing valuable nectar to bees, butterflies, and moths before producing dark blue berries that are edible for birds and humans alike! The evergreen, deeply toothed foliage provides rich vivid green to deep purple color in the garden for year-round interest

Lifeform: Perennial, Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Moths

Ecological Value	Likely larval host plant of several species of butterflies.
Historical Uses	No known historical uses.
Distribution	Northwestern, Central western, and southern California.
Elevation	0-3900 ft.
Communities	Coniferous Forest, Oak Woodland
Habitat	Rocky slopes, oak woodlands