Cascade Oregon Grape
Mahonia nervosa
A low, fern-like evergreen Oregon grape that carpets the forest floor with long glossy leaflets, yellow spring flowers, and blue berries. Ideal for dry woodland shade.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Mahonia species
- Agarita (Mahonia trifoliolata)
- Creeping Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens)
- Tall Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
- Red Barberry (Mahonia haematocarpa)
- Nevin's Barberry (Mahonia nevinii)
- California Barberry (Mahonia pinnata)