Tall Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon's state flower, a glossy holly-leaved evergreen with fragrant golden flower clusters and tart blue 'grapes' for birds and jelly. Adaptable from sun to shade.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–8 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, foundation
- Native states
- CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Mahonia species
- Agarita (Mahonia trifoliolata)
- Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)
- Cascade Oregon Grape (Mahonia nervosa)
- Red Barberry (Mahonia haematocarpa)
- Nevin's Barberry (Mahonia nevinii)
- California Barberry (Mahonia pinnata)