What: Dwarf Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry, or berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Concorde, was selected for its small, compact size and dense growth. In spring, deep red-burgundy foliage emerges ...

Thirty and 40 years ago the hot shrub was purple leaf sand cherry (Prunus x ‘cistena’). At the same time, Euonymus gaiety (Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’) was wildly popular.