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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

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) — it should be noted that the plant prefers well-drained soil with a slight acidity; yellow flowers in the garden

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — which are particularly attractive to pollinators like bees; also known as the Creeping Oregon Grape

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — This hardy native species; 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

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — holly-like leaves that turn various shades of red and purple in the fall and winter

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — It is drought-tolerant once established, requiring minimal watering and is suitable for USDA zones 5 to 8

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — it showcases yellow blooms in spring and purple-blue berries in late summer

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — low-growing evergreen shrub

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — The Creeping Mahonia is an excellent choice for filling gaps between larger shrubs

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — it should be noted that the plant prefers well-drained soil with a slight acidity

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — yellow flowers in the garden; this hardy native species

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — the plant sports cheerful yellow flowers in small clusters; low-growing evergreen shrub

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — mass plantings on slopes for erosion control; it is drought-tolerant once established, requiring minimal watering and is

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Thriving in USDA zones 5-9, it prefers partial shade and well-drained soil; its slow to moderate growth rate makes it easy

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — This hardy native species; reaching a height of approximately 1-3 feet with a 2-5 feet spread, image 58

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, image 53

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Admired for its holly-like foliage

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — it showcases yellow blooms in spring and purple-blue berries in late summer; perfect as ground cover, it adds, image 55

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens) is an attractive

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Thriving in USDA zones 5-9, it prefers partial shade and well-drained soil

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — with a spread of 18 to 36 inches

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — Admired for its holly-like foliage; ground cover / shrub for half or shade, image 54

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, image 62

Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia Repens) — It is drought-tolerant once established, requiring minimal watering and is suitable for USDA zones 5 to 8; it showcases

Photographs by 14 contributors

Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0 · source
Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 · source
Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Eric Watts https://www.inaturalist.org/people/rhizomeric, CC BY 4.0 · source
Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, CC BY 4.0 · source
cricketsblog, CC BY 2.0 · source
Sue Corbisez, CC BY 3.0 · source
M.O. Stevens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Anders Hastings https://www.inaturalist.org/people/andershastings, CC BY 4.0 · source
Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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