Mahonia × media

Mahonia × media

Mahonia x media is a plant from the family of Barberry ( Berberidaceae ). It is an artificial hybrids of the parental species Japanese Mahonia ( Mahonia japonica) and Lomariablättrige Oregon grape ( Mahonia lomariifolia ).

Description

Mahonia × media is an upright, in areas with mild winters to 4 meters high evergreen shrub with vigorous and slightly branched branches. The leaves are up to 60 centimeters long and are composed of 17 to 21 leaflets together. These are ovate - lanceolate, glossy dark green, hand dyed green, have distinct veins, and are occupied on each side with 5 to 11 teeth. The flowers are pale yellow to lemon yellow and are loose in up to 35 centimeters long terminal clusters. The flowers open in the late fall and early winter. This species is hardy.

Use and cultivated forms

Mahonia × media is rarely used as an ornamental shrub in gardens and parks; There are different varieties known:

• ' Arthur Menzies '
• ' Buckland ' with overhanging grapes
• ' Charity ' with bright yellow flowers in upright, later splayed grapes.
• ' Lionel Fortescue '
• 'Winter Sun' is low-growing; this variety blooms later than ' Charity '.