Description

Family: Berberidaceae
Zone: 7 – 8
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 4 – 6
Bloom Time: Summer to Fall
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, birds
Pest Resistance:  Deer and Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, Blooms are formed on tall racemes and are red with yellow. Blue fruit in the late fall.  Leaves are large with white on the back of the leaf.
Notes:  A unique Mahonia that grows on shady, wet cliffs in the wild. Discovered in the 1980s by Roy Lancaster, yet still relatively unknown in gardens.