Scientific Name:
Berberis repens
( syn.
Mahonia repens
)
Pronunciation:
BUR-bur-iss REE-penz
Common Name:
creeping mahonia, creeping barberry
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Evergreen groundcover 15-90cm tall; leaves alternate, pinnately compound with (3-)5 or 7 leaflets, most 2-6cm long x 1-3cm wide, margin spinose with 15-43 teeth; racemes 3-8cm long, in clusters, florets with 6 yellow petals; berries round, 8-11mm wide, black, glaucous.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
B.C. east of Cascades, Canada - eastern, U.S. - central, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Ground cover, Native planting, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Google (the current accepted genus name is Berberis but it's still commonly sold and known as Mahonia).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Spinose
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
Blue
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BKW) Boulevard Kwantlen Way
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa