SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mahonia bealei
COMMON NAME: Leatherleaf Mahonia
GARDEN SIZE: 4-10 ft. x 3-8 ft.
USDA ZONE: 7 to 9
EXPOSURE: Full Shade to Part Shade; Protect from harsh winter winds
WATER & SOIL: Average to moist, well-drained and organically rich soil
HABIT (FORM): Upright and suckering shrub
FOLIAGE: Evergreen; Spiny, ovate leaflets that are deep green with a slight blue hue
BLOOM TIME: February to April
BLOOM COLOR: Bright Yellow flowers are followed by berries that ripen to blue-black by late spring; will easily reseed
CARE: No Pruning Required
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