Berberis Stenophylla is a large evergreen hedge that produces bright, yellow flowers in spring, which are then followed by blue fruits. This hedge is the offspring of two different species of plants that have pollinated. One of them is the Berberis Darwinii, which gives this hedge its prickly nature, with its thorns not only present on the branches but its leaves too.

The fruits it produces once finishing flowering are green to begin with, and then turn a gorgeous shade of purple/blue come autumn. These fruits can be eaten but are extremely acidic in taste. The leaves are leathery in texture and tiny in size, but produce a beautiful deep green colour.

It is a hardy and tough plant which grows well in most soils if they are well drained; this includes growing nicely in clay and chalk soil. It is a great hedge for coastal areas, which are normally harder areas to grow plants due to the nature of the salty air and battering winds. The Berberis Stenophylla will also grow well in shaded areas, but excels at growing in full sunlight.

The hedge will produce a round and dense bush, and will keep intruders out thanks to its prickliness. It makes for a perfect screening hedge to increase your privacy levels. We’d recommend planting these hedges eighteen to twenty-four inches apart, and can be maintained from any height – and like their other family members, trimming these hedges after they have flowered in spring is ideal. They are fast growing hedges too, on average growing one foot a year.

For more information on our wide and varied selection of Berberis Stenophylla plants or any of our other hedging varieties, contact our specialist team members for more information.

Delivery leadtimes update – April 2025

Spring is our busiest time of year and we are working through orders as fast as we can to get your plants delivered. To give you an accurate idea of when your order will arrive, these are the current leadtimes (delivery is 1-2 days after despatch):

– Orders containing only bare roots – despatch within 5 working days.

– Orders containing only root balls, or root balls and bare roots – despatch within 10 working days.

– All orders containing potted plants – despatch within 14 working days.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page