leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 10 feet tall3 to 8 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Leatherleaf mahonia (Berberis bealei) is a shrub for low maintenance planting, hedges, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. The yellow flowers are fragrant, and birds visit the plant. It is evergreen and also tolerates drought. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Ostrich fern, and Mondo grass.
Native range
Western China.