Plant Details
Mahonia repens
Creeping Mahonia
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Minimum 1 feet , Maximum 2 feet
Width: Maximum 3 feet
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Width: Maximum 3 feet
Native from British Columbia to northern California and east to the Rocky Mountains, this evergreen shrub can reach 18" tall and spread to 3 ft or so wide, creating an attractive and useful groundcover. Leaves are holly-like, bluish green in summer, adding purple tones in cold weather. Clusters of yellow flowers appear in spring followed by blue-purple berries that are good for feeding birds or making jelly. Enjoys well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. Drought tolerant once established but accepts summer water as well. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6.
24 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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Canby, OR | Email now | 503-784-4925 | Container: 4 Liner: 4 |
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A Valley Growers Nursery | Hubbard, OR | Email now | 503-651-3535 | Container: X |
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Althouse Nursery | Cave Junction, OR | Email now | 541-415-0849 | Liner: 3 | |
Beaverlake Nursery | Beavercreek, OR | Email now | 503-632-4787 | Bare Root: X Container: 4 Cut: 2 Liner: 4 Seedling: X | |
Blue Heron Farm | Corvallis, OR | Email now | 541-754-4224 | Container: 3 | |
Briggs Nursery | Porter, WA | Email now | 800-444-1515 | Container: 3 |
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Brooks Tree Farm | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-393-6300 | Seedling: 4 |
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Champoeg Nursery Inc. | Aurora, OR | Email now | 503-678-6348 | Bare Root: X Container: 2 Liner: 2 Seedling: X | |
Chehalem Mountain Nursery Inc. | Hillsboro, OR | Email now | 503-628-3765 | Container: 3 | |
Clearwater Growers Ltd. | Forest Grove, OR | Email now | 503-359-7540 | Container: X Liner: X | |
Dinsdale Nursery | Sherwood, OR | Email now | 503-925-9292 | Container: 1 |
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Drakes Crossing Nursery | Silverton, OR | Email now | 503-873-4932 | Bare Root: X Seedling: X |
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Fourth Corner Nurseries | Bellingham, WA | Email now | 360-592-2250 | Bare Root: 4 Container: 1 Liner: 4 Seedling: 4 |
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Harold M. Miller Landscape Nursery | Jefferson, OR | Email now | 503-399-1599 | Container: 3 | |
Hazel Green Nursery Inc. | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-559-4250 | Container: 3 | |
Highland Meadow Nursery Inc. | Molalla, OR | Email now | 503-651-3810 | Container: X |
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Hima Nursery | Snohomish, WA | Email now | 425-317-8822 | Container: X |
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Krueger's Tree Farm & Nursery | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-804-1745 | Container: X |
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Loen Nursery Inc. | Woodburn, OR | Email now | 503-982-6300 | Container: 3 |
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Mahonia Vineyards & Nursery | Salem, OR | Email now | 971-701-1921 | Container: 1 |
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Rocky Mountain Nursery | Independence, OR | Email now | 503-838-4222 | Container: 2 |
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Sevenoaks Native Nursery LLC | Albany, OR | Email now | 541-757-6520 | Bare Root: 4 Container: 4 Liner: 4 Seedling: 4 |
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TSW Nursery Sales Inc. | Aurora, OR | Email now | 503-678-4401 | Container: X | |
Willamette Gardens | Corvallis, OR | Email now | 541-990-0948 | Container: 1 |
Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
This low (to 1'), very-slowly creeping shrub with blue-green (bronzy-purple in winter), holly-like leaves has the same (though scaled down to size) fragrant yellow flowers ; edible blue fruits as its larger relatives. Sun-PSh/Med-Dry
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
This evergreen rarely reaches more than 10-18". Dull, blue-green leaves in the summer, turning to a rich purple in the winter. Deep yellow flowers appear in April followed by black grape-like fruits that attract the birds nicely.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
Low evergreen growth 1-2 ft tall and spreading with yellow spring flowers. Northwest native.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM
Yellow flowers. Spreading. Evergreen.
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