Nevin's Barberry
Mahonia nevinii
Nevin's barberry is a rare, blue-gray evergreen California barberry with yellow flower clusters and red berries for birds. An endangered species in the wild, garden plantings aid its conservation.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–10 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA
Related native plants
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