Mahonia gracilipes

Mahonia gracilipes

Zone: 7 - 8
Natural Range: China
Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 4' - 6'

Attributes: Evergreen, Blooms are formed on tall racemes and are red and yellow. Blue fruit in the late fall. Leaves are large with white on the back of the leaf.

Notes: A unique Mahonia that grows on shady, wet limestone cliffs in the wild. Discovered in the 1980s by Roy Lancaster, yet still relatively unknown in gardens.

Companion plants: Gaultheria, ferns, Trillium, Erythronium, Cypripedium, Fritillaria, Lilium