Mahonia Repens
It s fantastic for providing groundcover particularly in shady woodland gardens.
Mahonia repens. Bright yellow flowers in the spring followed by blue edible fruit. Another grape holly plant creeping mahonia m. Mahonia repens is a creeping oregon grape with a low growing habit and attractive glossy evergreen foliage which takes on purplish hues in winter. Repens makes an excellent ground cover.
In spring racemes of cheerful bright golden yellow flowers appear just above the leaves. Mahonia repens commonly called creeping oregon grape or creeping barberry is a low growing stoloniferous evergreen shrub or shrublet which typically grows to 1 tall and spreads by underground stems to form an attractive ground cover. Mahonia repens lindl g. Mahonia repens is considered a noxious weed in other parts of the country but is fully garden worthy here in its native range.
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. Don show all show tabs creeping barberry. Mahonia repens commonly known as creeping mahonia creeping oregon grape creeping barberry or prostrate barberry is a species of mahonia native to the rocky mountains and westward areas of north america from british columbia and alberta in the north through arizona and new mexico then into northwest mexico by some reports. Find help information on mahonia repens creeping rooted barberry from the rhs.
In spring it bears bright yellow fragrant flowers. Mahonia repens creeping mahonia low spreading evergreen 1 x 2 with holly like green leaves that turn red to purple in the winter. Drought tolerant native adaptable to most soils in sun and shade. Mahonia repens creeping mahonia forming an attractive and tight ground cover mahonia repens creeping mahonia is a low growing evergreen shrub with multi season interest.