Clusters of small, nodding, orange-yellow flowers appear in mid- and late spring, followed by bluish-purple autumn berries. This upright, evergreen shrub has small, spiny, dark green, holly-like leaves and is useful to fill a difficult spot in the garden, provided it has space to spread out.

Berberis darwinii also makes a good informal, flowering hedge that acts as a deterrent against unwelcome visitors, and is deer resistant. Vigorous and easy to grow, it often produces a second flush of flowers in autumn.

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