They thrive in USDA plant hardiness zones 7 through 9, where they are evergreen, retaining their leaves all year. Is Mahonia an invasive plant? Invasive plant species are non-native species whose introduction is likely to cause economic or environmental harm. They often crowd out native plant species. Leatherleaf mahonia isRead More →
This hybrid mahonia is tough. It will grow well in full sun to dappled shade. It prefers a well-drained soil, but will tolerate sandy sites and clay. Once established it is drought tolerant, although plants in full sun can yellow if kept excessively dry. What causes yellow leaves on mahonia?Read More →
Even when fully ripe, the acidic berries are too bitter to eat raw–they should be cooked into pies, jellies and jams. The flowers are edible, but bitter. The fruit needs to be picked and processed into jam or jelly very quickly, and it stains everything. Do birds like mahonia berries?Read More →
It is a good wildlife plant, too – the flowers are useful to foraging bees, which are often out way earlier than you’d think, the fruit is edible (to both us and birds) and the prickly, evergreen foliage makes a good hideaway for smaller birds. Can you eat the fruitRead More →
Black Bryony (Bryonia dioica) and White Bryony (Bryonia alba) These are very similar looking poisonous climbing plants. The entire plant is toxic but the berries and the roots are the most poisonous. Are Oregon grape berries poisonous to dogs? The poisons in the fruit include saponins, caffeine, tannins, and severalRead More →