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Berberis laurina is a spiny, evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub from South America, growing up to about 2.5 m, with bluish leaves and drooping racemes of light yellow flowers. It is grown for its ornamental foliage and spines in mild climates and can be grown in full sun or part shade in well-drained soil.
Berberis laurina is a spiny and woody, (semi-)evergreen shrub belonging to the barberries in the family Berberidaceae. It may grow to up to 2½ m high. The leaves are bluish green, and may turn yellow or red during autumn and winter. It has drooping racemes of light yellow flowers. The species is endemic to Uruguay, southern Brazil and Argentina (Misiones province). The local name in Uruguay is espina amarilla, while it is called espinho-de-judeu in Brasil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berberis laurina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
