Creeping Oregon Grape
Mahonia repens
A low, spreading evergreen groundcover with holly-like leaves that bronze in winter, golden spring flowers, and blue berries. Tough in dry shade across the mountain West.
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.75–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, erosion control
- Native states
- LA, TX
Related native plants
More Mahonia species
- Agarita (Mahonia trifoliolata)
- Tall Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
- Cascade Oregon Grape (Mahonia nervosa)
- Red Barberry (Mahonia haematocarpa)
- Nevin's Barberry (Mahonia nevinii)
- California Barberry (Mahonia pinnata)