Berberis x media 39red jewel39 could just as easily have been christened 39rainbow39 for its semi45evergreen bronze45red foliage turns a green colour followed by a dark purple as the season progresses the hardy shrub39s changing palette is complemented by pastel yellow flowers in the spring and vivid red berries in the autumn this barberry is practical as well as pretty for its dense rounded habit makes for a great prickly hedge height 2m 4063973441