Scientific Name:
Mahonia repens
( syn.
Berberis
)
Pronunciation:
muh-HOE-nee-uh REE-penz
Common Name:
creeping mahonia, creeping barberry
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Low growing, leaves evergreen, pinnately compound with 5 or 7 spiny margined leaflets.
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:
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
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BKW) Boulevard Kwantlen Way
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa