Birds enjoy the fruit.

Category:

Evergreen Shrub

Genus:

Mahonia

Species:

bealei

Common Name:

Leatherleaf Mahonia

Height:

6 to 8 Feet

Spread:

4 to 6 Feet

Habit:

Upright, coarse textured shrub. Moderate growth rate.

Zone:

6 to 9

Culture:

Partial to full shade.

Flower:

Yellow, in 6-12" inflorescence. Very fragrant. March-April.

Fruit:

Blue berry, in great abundance. May-June.

Foliage:

Compound foliage, 9 to 13 leaflets. Each leaflet 2-4" long with sharp spines. Dark blue green in summer, tinged red in fall. Evergreen.