Berberis were among the first plants to reach our shores from the Americas, while nearly all the famous plant hunters have brought back a berberis for our gardens. The Victorians were fans, and ...

Berberis vulgaris, commonly known as barberry, is a shrub that grows tart, red berries. While the plant is native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, it can now be found all over the world. Its ...

Poor old berberis is the most despised of garden plants – routinely exiled to the outer reaches of supermarket car-parks and the central reservation of motorways, spiny and unloved, valued only as a ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q In the column about California natives that ...

Here's a change of pace: wintergreen barberry, Berberis julianae, which has the same thorny stems -- making it a good barrier plant -- but, instead of losing all its leaves for winter, it keeps them.

Berberine, a natural compound from plants like Berberis, is gaining attention for its metabolic benefits. It helps manage weight, blood sugar, and cholesterol. Berberine activates a key metabolic ...

India (Garhwal Himalayas): fruit eaten raw.