Deciduous shrub: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. A great foliage shrub. Great barrier, hedge & border plant. Particularly large (for a barberry) luscious burgundy folg. from spring-early fall. In early spring as the new prpl lvs emerge, bt. ylw flowers sparkle against the deeply colored foliage followed by bt. red berries. Mid spring blms are pale ylw. Will grow in most soils. Size: 3-5' x 3-5'. Exp.: sun. Water: mod. USDA Z4.