species
Mahonia japonica
Japanese mahonia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Mahonia japonica belongs to the family Berberidaceae, also known as Japanese mahonia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 3 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from November to February and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 3 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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