Creeping Oregon Grape Holly Mahonia Repens
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Mahonia repens creeping mahonia is one of our very best evergreen native groundcovers for shade and partial shade.
Creeping oregon grape holly mahonia repens. Drought resistant drought tolerant plant xeric. It will provide color throughout all four seasons with its green and burgundy foliage yellow flowers and purplish blue fruit. Tall 30 45 cm and. Mahonia repens also known as creeping oregon grape or creeping hollygrape grows to about 12 inches tall and spreads slowly to form a tight groundcover.
Repens makes an excellent ground cover. With foliage flowers and berries similar to the oregon grape holly shrub creeping grape holly has all the features of the taller form in a plant that grows only 9 to 15 inches tall. A full sun to part shade lover this plant is easily grown in average medium. It is a useful middle size with a softer texture than its larger relatives and more sun tolerance than the longleaf species.
Excellent for use as a large scale groundcover in a woodland garden or in a small shrub grouping. It originated in western north america and is the state flower of oregon. Mahonia repens creeping oregon grape creeping oregon grape has rounded leaflets usually 5 7 and grows 12 24 high. Bright yellow flowers appear in the spring followed by blue edible fruit it is also known by some as creeping oregon grape.
Mahonia repens sku 6095 this low sprawling north american native shrub features leathery spiny green foliage and sprays of bright yellow spring flowers that are followed by clusters of blue black fruit in late summer. The oregon grape mahonia aquifolium is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows well in shadier spots. Another grape holly plant creeping mahonia m. Mahonia repens low or creeping oregon grape the lowest growing of the three mahonia repens generally grows to only about a foot in height with a spread to three feet.
It has holly like bright green leaves that turn red to purple in the winter. The spines on the more rounded leaves are papery so not too dangerous to place near a path. Mahonia repens creeping mahonia oregon grape a low spreading evergreen ground cover that grows to 1ft x 2ft. Fragrant yellow flowers in late spring are followed by clusters of purple berries later in the summer.