syn. Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea
A vigorous, dense, rounded, deciduous shrub with ovate, reddish-purple to bronze-red leaves turning red in autumn and umbel-like racemes of red-flushed, pale yellow flowers in mid-spring followed by elliptic, glossy, red fruit.
Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft), 10-20 years to maturity.