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Mahonia

Mahonia x media 'Charity' · Berberidaceae

An architectural evergreen with bold ruffs of spiny holly-like leaflets and upright sprays of fragrant yellow flowers in winter, followed by blue berries. Superb for shady feature planting.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Shrub
  • Light
    Part Shade, Full Shade
  • Water
    Moderate Water
  • Soil
    Well-Drained, Loam
  • Climate
    Cool Temperate, Warm Temperate
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    2.5 m H × 2 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Winter Flowering, Autumn Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Slow-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

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