The first of the Mahonia shrubs is just coming into flower now, it is a hybrid form from Asia, M. medina I think. Before the hard winter we had here in 2010 to 2011, it was over head high, but that winter the top was killed completely. It seemed dead, but, as with a lot of shrubs that spring, shoots came up from below ground and after a long slow fight it is now waist high again.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Wow. Beautiful. I grew a mahonia once here in upstate New York. It was very showy, sort of a bronze-purple color.hIt did not survive the cold, ice and snow.
Spinliesel
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Nov 18, 2018
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There are several types, some are hardier than others. I think that Mahonia aquilfolia is native to the US but wether it is hardy all over I could not say.
Never heard of this one before . Are any of it's parts edible ?
Cast1es
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Nov 18, 2018
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My mahonia came with the name Oregon Grape. None of it was edible, and I understand there are many, many types. Just not for us up here in The Land of Ice and Snow.
I googled it and this is what came up.
(Mahonia trifoliolata, Agrito, Laredo Mahonia and Mexican Barberry, has a subtle tart red berry eaten raw or used in jellies, preserves, sauces, drinks, cakes and tarts. Mahonia bealei, the Leatherleaf Mahonia and Beal's Barberry, has berries edible raw or made into various thinks like pies, jelly and wine.
The berries are edible, and rich in vitamin C, though with a very sharp flavor. Although edible, the plants contain berberine, a compound found in many Berberis and Mahonia species, which can cause vomiting, lowered blood pressure, reduced heart rate, lethargy, and other ill effects when consumed in large quantities.)
I can say though that the birds love both the flowers and the berries.
A related species, Mahonia aquifolium ("Oregon Grape" ) was eaten by settlers in North America and was formerly a food crop of native peoples.
@Fernapple Great information,. Thanks, Fernapple.
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