Agarita

Berberis trifoliolata
  • Also Known As: Agarito
  • Botanical Name: Berberis trifoliolata
  • Plant Type: Shrub
  • Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Water Demand: Very Low
  • Landscape Use: Screen - Physical (e.g., barriers), Hedge, Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant, Border - Mixed
  • Ornamental Color: Yellow Flowers, Red Fruit
  • Native or Adapted: Native
  • Wildlife Value: Birds, Butterflies
  • Season: Spring
  • Deciduous or Evergreen: Evergreen
  • Plant Form: Upright
  • Region: North Central Texas
  • Plant Spread: 2' - 4'
  • Plant Height: 4' - 6'

Description

Agarita blooms very early in the spring with fragrant yellow flowers. It produces bright red fruit from May through July that birds eat. The fruit can also be made into jelly.

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