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M. japonica is an erect medium-sized evergreen shrub with large, spined, leathery pinnate leaves and small, fragrant light yellow flowers in spreading or drooping sprays from late autumn to early spring, followed by blue-black berries
'Maharajah' is a large, open, uprightshrub with glossy, dark green leaves made up of 15 rather narrow,spinyleaflets. In early and mid-spring bears yellow flowers in spreading sprays, followed by blue-black berries with a white bloom
'Hivernant' is a substantial, upright, evergreen shrub with large leaves comprising 15 spiny leaflets, dark green in colour with yellow markings towards the base and sometimes turning red in cold spells. Small, pale yellow, scented flowers are carried on long, spreading sprays from early winter, followed by blue-black berries with a white bloom
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Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis ?Soft Caress...Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis ?Soft Caress
Mahonia...Tall mahonias that become bare at the base are easily restored by cutting back the stems to about 15cm (6in) from the ground in late winter to early spring
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Mahonia × media ?Charity? growing at RHS Garden Wisley...It is he who is credited with the discovery of Mahonia × media and the garden remains well-stocked with mahonias to this day
They feed on the foliage of Berberis and Mahonia and can cause severe defoliation...Sawfly larvae on plants other than Berberis or Mahonia will be a different species...Check Berberis and Mahonia frequently from spring onwards so action can be taken before a damaging infestation has developed
Mahonia: flowers, fruit and leaves...Mahonia aquifolium ?Apollo...One of the best berries for jelly that there is, the fruits of the Oregon grape ( Mahonia aquifolium ) taste rather sharp when you eat them raw, but they make a very tasty deep purple-black jelly
Size & characteristics : Berberis and Mahonia have no significant defoliators other than the larvae of the berberis sawfly ( Arge berberidis ) in the UK...Berberis sawfly larvae are found on Berberis and Mahonia species and cultivars, most frequently on Berberis thunbergii...Adult berberis sawfly can be found flying around Berberis and Mahonia in the spring and summer and have been observed visiting the flowers of Eryngium caerulescens and fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ), where they feed on nectar and...
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