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trefle.io · Taken Oct 16, 2018 by Dieter Wagner (cc-by-sa)
Berberidaceae
Mountain-grape
Berberis aquifolium
Also known as creeping mahonia, holly-leaved barberry, Oregon grape, Mahonia pinnata var. hortensis
Zones 3–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Oregon Grape · Evergreen Shrub · Edible Berries · Medicinal · Native Plant · Yellow Flowers · Wildlife Garden · Drought Tolerant · Shade Tolerant · Mahonia
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyEdible fruitMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium) is a tough, evergreen shrub that tolerates a wide range of conditions including shade, drought once established, and poor soils. Plant in well-drained soil and water regularly during the first growing season to establish deep roots, then reduce frequency. Its holly-like foliage, cheerful yellow spring flowers, and edible blue-purple berries make it a stunning, multi-season garden plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Idaho, Krym, Michigan, Montana, Netherlands, Nevada, New South Wales
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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