Mahonia_aquifolium_

Oregon Grape Seed

Mahonia aquifolium

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Oregon Grape is a small evergreen shrub with spikey pinnate leaves with 5 to 13 leaflets which often turn red in winter. Its rich yellow flowers open in early spring borne on racemes which are in clusters. The autumn berries are a black-blue colour. Can be grown successfully as a low informal but protective hedge, prune after flowering

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Description

Mahonia aquifolium

Common name: Oregon Grape.

Native: Western North America.

Provenance:  Hungary

Size and spread (10 years): 1m x 1m

Treatment required: Moderately dormant, requires 16 weeks stratification treatment.

Seeds / kg:      c. 106,000 ;  92% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Most well drained soils.

Planting instructions: tolerant of most conditions, shade and sun, although flowers better in the sun.

Mature height: 1.2m x 1.5m

pic courtesy of Katrin Schneider, korina.info – CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Additional information

Weight 5.00 g
Size

Seed Pack (approx 350 seeds)
Genus

Mahonia
Family

Berberidaceae
Flowering Month

February, March
Colour

yellow
Hardiness

Hardy
Life Cycle

shrub
Evergreen

evergreen
Interest

flowers, fruit, scent
Wildlife

yes
Requires

part shade, sun