General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 10-15 feet
Plant Spread: 10-12 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late fall or early winter
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2003 Great Plant Picks Award Winner
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Mahonia
  • Barberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mahonia x media
  • Synonym: Berberis x media

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Location: North Central TX Zone 8a
Date: 2018-07-05
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 4000-01-19
Mahonia x media 'Charity'
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Date: 2019-12-03
Location: North Central TX Zone 8a
Date: 2018-07-05
Spotted this at Lowes.
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2012-12-06
I'll try for a better photo, this one is blurry
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
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Previous garden. Still living and thriving among rubble and debris of new owner
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