Creeping Oregon Grape
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Mahonia repens, or Creeping Oregon Grape is one of the few non-native shrubs in our native-plant garden. These plants are very drought resistant and will spread to cover shady areas with their deep-green holly-like foliage. Bright yellow flowers bring a welcome splash of color to the yard in late spring along with the also-early pink blooms of the manzanita above. Later on the branches will bear clusters of bluish berries that attract wildlife.
The flowers are tiny, each bud only 1/8th inch in diameter, but they bloom in large clusters which makes them quite attractive. The pear, plum, and peach trees are also flowering (a bit early I'm afraid) and that's about it for the bloomin' moment.
Labels: drought tolerant, flowers, xeriscape
posted by Jim at 10:30 AM
5 Comments:
"Later on the branches will bear clusters of bluish berries that attract wildlife."
Or that can be made into a lovely jam.
this is something i'd like to get growing in my garden. i've got seeds but so far have not been successful with germination.
Very pretty and you said drought resistance...we could use a plant like that in our woods.
We used to have this growing in our yard when we lived in California. I like the deep-green color and the fact that the plant will grow under nearly any conditions.
I have a tall mahonia that flowers in the winter and it has a beautiful scent, is this one scented too?
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