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Michael Dirr
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| Mahonia bealei |
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Partial/Full shade.
Moderate climate.
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Climate / Hardiness Zones:
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Zone 6 to Zone 9
Dirr says: "Hardiness has never been adequately documented but plants were killed to the ground at -17°F. In 1983-84 at -3°F, Athens, GA, there was leaf browning but nothing particularly severe. Possibly hardy in the -5 to -10°F range."
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Growth:
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Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "Leatherleaf Mahonia is a clumsy, upright, coarse, evergreen shrub growing 6 to 10' (12') high."
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Flowers:
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Color(s): Yellow
Season(s):
Early Spring, Late Winter
Dirr says: "lemon yellow and extremely fragrant, March - April. Has flowered as early as mid-January in Athens, GA and is normally in full flower by late February; 3 to 6" high and 6 to 12" wide inflorescence. Flowers open from the base to the apex and are not as vivid in color or as showy from a distance as M. aquifolium (Oregon grapeholly)."
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Foliage:
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Broadleaf Evergreen
Color:
Leaves are dark green and bluish-green in the summer and green in the fall.
Dirr says: "foliage is dull dark to blue-green and very coriaceous (leathery); texture is coarse."
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Fruit:
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Color:
Blue
Season(s):
Summer
Dirr says: "Fruit is a bluish, 1/3 to 1/2" long berry maturing July - August. On the Georgia campus the fruits mature in late April, May - June. The fruits assume a bloomy (waxy), almost "robin's egg" blue color as they pass toward maturation. The fruits are especially attractive and occur in great numbers. Apparently the birds love the fruits since they are often removed shortly after ripening. Also, numerous seedlings develop in out-of-the-way places where only birds could disseminate the seeds."
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Landscape Value:
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Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.
Dirr says: "used in great numbers in the southeast and is attractive in a shady corner of the garden where the fragrant flowers are particularly welcome."
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Mahonia bealei is hardy in these areas:| Alameda, CA | Alamo, CA | American Canyon, CA | | Angwin, CA | Antioch, CA | Baltimore, MD | | Bayside, NY | Bronx, NY | Brooklyn, NY | | Brownsville, TX | Canton, MI | Charlottesville, VA | | College Point, NY | Corona, NY | Danville, CA | | Detroit, MI | Dublin, CA | East Elmhurst, NY | | East Greenville, PA | East Texas, PA | Easton, PA | | Ecorse, MI | El Cerrito, CA | Elmhurst, NY | | Emmaus, PA | Essex, CA | Fairfield, CA | | Fawnskin, CA | Ferndale, MI | Florence, SC | | Flushing, NY | Fontana, CA | Forest Falls, CA | | Forest Hills, NY | Fort Eustis, VA | Fremont, CA | | Fresh Meadows, NY | Glen Burnie, MD | Gwynn Oak, MD | | Hamtramck, MI | Harper Woods, MI | Harrison Township, MI | | Highland Park, MI | Hunt Valley, MD | Jackson Heights, NY | | Leasburg, NC | Lexington, NC | Liberty, NC | | Linwood, NC | Little Neck, NY | Ludlow, CA | | Macomb, MI | Marysville, MI | Maspeth, NY | | Memphis, MI | Mercedes, TX | Middle Village, NY | | Mission, TX | Modesto, CA | Moreno Valley, CA | | Morgantown, WV | Mount Clemens, MI | New Baltimore, MI | | New Haven, MI | New York, NY | Newark, CA | | Newport News, VA | North Street, MI | Nottingham, MD | | Oakland Gardens, NY | Oakley, CA | Oakville, CA | | Olmito, TX | Orinda, CA | Parkville, MD | | Penitas, TX | Pharr, TX | Phelan, CA | | Philadelphia, PA | Pikesville, MD | Pinole, CA | | Pinon Hills, CA | Pittsburg, CA | Pleasanton, CA | | Pope Valley, CA | Port Costa, CA | Port Isabel, TX | | Progreso, TX | Redlands, CA | Rego Park, NY | | Rialto, CA | Ridgewood, NY | Rimforest, CA | | River Rouge, MI | Rosedale, MD | Saratoga, CA | | Soquel, CA | Sparrows Point, MD | Staten Island, NY | | Taylor, MI |
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