General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Winter
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
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
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Japanese Mahonia
  • Barberry
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mahonia japonica
  • Synonym: Berberis japonica

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Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: February 6, 2023
Mahonia #124 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-4, "From Bernard M'Mahon, 18th c
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: January 28, 2022
Japanese mahonia #21 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-?, "From Bernard M'Mahon
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: February 6, 2023
Mahonia #124 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-4, "From Bernard M'Mahon, 18th c
Location: Raulston Arboretum  NC State Univ  Raleigh, NC
Date: 2024-02-13
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 28, 2022
Japanese mahonia #21 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-?, "From Bernard M'Mahon
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: February 6, 2023
Mahonia #124 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-4, "From Bernard M'Mahon, 18th c
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 28, 2022
Japanese mahonia #21 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-?, "From Bernard M'Mahon
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: January 28, 2022
Japanese mahonia #21 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-?, "From Bernard M'Mahon
Photo by NEILMUIR1
Location: Southern Pines, NC (Boyd House garden)
Date: January 28, 2022
Japanese mahonia #21 nn; LHB p.411, 72-3-?, "From Bernard M'Mahon

Date: 2009-12-17
Photo courtesy of: Alex E. Proimos
Location: Our yard, Hot Springs Village, AR
Date: 2017-04-08
Location: London/Kent border, England, UK.
Date: 2012-02-20
Mahonia japonica.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Jan 25, 2012 2:17 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.
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