28+ Mahonia Varieties Uk
The most common types are listed below.
Mahonia varieties uk. Mahonia x media which grows up to 5m high 4 m wide and flowers from late autumn to early winter. A compact habit and the first mahonia to have entirely spine free. Click to view more details multibuy any 3 14 00 each. Mountain grape oregan grape. The royal horticultural society is the uk s leading gardening charity. There are around 70 species including mahonia japonica and the mahonia x media group which includes the popular charity and winter sun varieties. See beautiful mahonia varieties here.
The most popular varieties grown in uk gardens are. We aim to enrich everyone s life through plants and make. These even survive the harsh winter colds of siberia. Easily taken for granted these tough spiny leaved evergreen shrubs have a number of garden uses. Sometimes called oregon grape. Mahonia are evergreen shrubs and most but not all are fully hardy in the uk tolerating cold as far down as 15 c. Mahonia nervosa cascade long leaved or dull oregon grape this oregon grape is lower growing evergreen shrub topping out at about two feet.
Some are good for covering the ground while others are imposing subjects for the back of a border. Plant of the year at chelsea 2013. The pale yellow flowers form in long racemes of about eight inches and the leaves are blue green turning dusky maroon during winter. Bluish green leaves spotted yellow and white at the base. Mahonia is also known as the oregon grape which points to its north american origins the small blueish fruits or grapes follow a display of fragrant golden yellow flowers. With their evergreen spiny foliage mahonias look fantastic. The plant originates from north and central america and asia but has spread throughout the world including to the uk.
N mahonia eurybracteata soft caress commonly known as. Very fragrant light yellow flowers. Generally garden centres and local nurseries sell only a few types of mahonia so for other varieties it is necessary to go onto the specialist nurseries websites or to pay them a visit. Types and varieties of mahonia the two hardiest mahonia species are mahonia aquifolium and mahonia repens. Good varieties are charity winter sun and lionel fortescue and all are very hardy h4. The more common varieties such as mahonia media charity grow to a height and spread of 2m 6ft but there are smaller varieties some even being described as ground cover. These have large upright yellow scented flowers.
There are around 70 species of mahonia which are originaly from central america northen america asia and himalaya but are now found all over the world and are particular popular in the uk.