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Creeping Mahonia

Mahonia Repens

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Overview

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) is an attractive, low-growing evergreen shrub, reaching a height of approximately 1-3 feet with a 2-5 feet spread. Admired for its holly-like foliage, it showcases yellow blooms in spring and purple-blue berries in late summer. Thriving in USDA zones 5-9, it prefers partial shade and well-drained soil. Perfect as ground cover, it adds year-round interest and is drought-tolerant once established.

Sun Half, ShadeWater LowZones 5–10Type Ground cover, ShrubClimate Temperate
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — low-growing evergreen shrub; holly-like leaves that turn various shades of red and purple in the fall and winter
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Its slow to moderate growth rate makes it easy to maintain; the Creeping Mahonia is an excellent choice for filling gapsCreeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — offers year-round interest with its rich greenCreeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — holly-like leaves that turn various shades of red and purple in the fall and winter; ground cover / shrub with yellow bloomsCreeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — ground cover / shrub for half or shade; or as an underplanting in woodland gardensCreeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Its slow to moderate growth rate makes it easy to maintainCreeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — yellow flowers in the garden+75

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Low
USDA zones
5–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Shrub
Family
Berberidaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — low-growing evergreen shrub; holly-like leaves that turn various shades of red and purple in the fall and winter
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Its slow to moderate growth rate makes it easy to maintain; the Creeping Mahonia is an excellent choice for filling gaps
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — offers year-round interest with its rich green
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — holly-like leaves that turn various shades of red and purple in the fall and winter; ground cover / shrub with yellow blooms
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — ground cover / shrub for half or shade; or as an underplanting in woodland gardens
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Its slow to moderate growth rate makes it easy to maintain
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — yellow flowers in the garden
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — with a spread of 18 to 36 inches; thriving in USDA zones 5-9, it prefers partial shade and well-drained soil
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — also known as the Creeping Oregon Grape; offers year-round interest with its rich green, image 59
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — also known as the Creeping Oregon Grape
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — This hardy native species
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — reaching a height of approximately 1-3 feet with a 2-5 feet spread; it should be noted that the plant prefers well-drained
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — offers year-round interest with its rich green; by late summer or early fall, these blooms give way to dark blue, edible
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — or as an underplanting in woodland gardens
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — the plant sports cheerful yellow flowers in small clusters
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — or as an underplanting in woodland gardens; creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) is an attractive
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) is an attractive; admired for its holly-like foliage
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — holly-like leaves that turn various shades of red and purple in the fall and winter; ground cover / shrub with, image 61
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Thriving in USDA zones 5-9, it prefers partial shade and well-drained soil; its slow to moderate growth rate, image 56
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — which are particularly attractive to pollinators like bees
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — reaching a height of approximately 1-3 feet with a 2-5 feet spread
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Perfect as ground cover, it adds year-round interest and is drought-tolerant once established; mass plantings on slopes for
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Perfect as ground cover, it adds year-round interest and is drought-tolerant once established; mass plantings, image 57
Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — ground cover / shrub with yellow blooms; the plant sports cheerful yellow flowers in small clusters
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