20+ Creeping Mahonia Ground Cover

In spring racemes of cheerful bright golden yellow flowers appear just above the leaves.

Creeping mahonia ground cover. Mahonia repens is a creeping oregon grape with a low growing habit and attractive glossy evergreen foliage which takes on purplish hues in winter. In spring it bears bright yellow fragrant flowers. Mahonia repens commonly called creeping oregon grape or creeping barberry is a low growing stoloniferous evergreen shrub or shrublet which typically grows to 1 tall and spreads by underground stems to form an attractive ground cover. It s fantastic for providing groundcover particularly in shady woodland gardens. This low sprawling north american native shrub features leathery spiny green foliage and sprays of bright yellow spring flowers that are followed by clusters of blue black fruit in late summer. Bright yellow flowers appear in the spring followed by blue edible fruit it is also known by some as creeping oregon grape. Mahonia repens creeping mahonia oregon grape a low spreading evergreen ground cover that grows to 1ft x 2ft.

Excellent for use as a large scale groundcover in a woodland garden or in a small shrub grouping. New shoots arise along the stems. It spreads by stolons long thin slightly underground or overground stems parallel to the ground. Forming an attractive and tight ground cover mahonia repens creeping mahonia is a low growing evergreen shrub with multi season interest. Fragrant they attract pollinators before giving way to clusters of dark blue purple edible berries in late summer.