General Plant Information (Edit)
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 9b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Winter
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Mahonia
  • Barberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mahonia x media
  • Synonym: Berberis x media

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-01-12
Mahonia x media 'Arthur Menzies'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-01-12
Mahonia x media 'Arthur Menzies'
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2012-05-08
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2014-01-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-01-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-01-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-07
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-01-13
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Jan 25, 2012 2:22 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees

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