Mahonia Fortunei Plant

Mahonia are native plants that grow profusely throughout the pacific northwest. Grows to 6 feet high 3 feet wide.

Gourmet Gardening January 2020

Mahonia fortunei plant

It is endemic to china found in the provinces of chongqing guangxi guizhou hubei hunan jiangxi sichuan taiwan and zhejiang. Mahonia fortunei is a species of shrubs in the family berberidaceae the barberry family described as a species in 1846. It was named for mernard m.

This is a major disease of wheat and barley crops and can spread from infected barberries to the grain crop. Stems bear 10 inches matte green leaves with 7. Mahonia plants are evergreen shrubs with stiff leathery leaves that resemble holly leaves.

Mahonia fortunei zones ls cs. Mahonia fortunei is an evergreen shrub growing to 2 m 6ft by 3 m 9ft at a slow rate. Southern china and taiwan dimensions.

Some berberis mahonia species especially berberis vulgaris harbour the black stem rust fungus puccinia graminis persoon. The genus contains over 100 species of shrubs native to asia and america. Dappled sunlight shade through upper canopy all day.

Outside of oregon they are often called grape holly due to their thick spined leaves and blue berries. Flowers in short clusters in late summer to early fall. Undersurface of leaves is yellowish green with heavily netted veins.

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