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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 6 to 10 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Yellowish-green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Dioecious

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Common names
  • Dwarf Greenbrier
  • Super Dwarf Greenbrier
  • Shrubby Sarsaparilla
  • Ai Ba Qia

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-06-29
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-29
Leafing out in late April.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-07
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-28
Location: Raulston Arboretum  NC State Univ  Raleigh, NC
Date: 2024-02-29

Photo courtesy of Camellia Forest Nursery

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