Berberis aquifolium var. repens

$7.70 – $16.50

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Creeping Oregon Grape

Creeping Oregon Grape (also called Dwarf Mahonia) is a low-growing variety of Berberis aquifolium that reaches 2-3 ft. tall and up to 5 ft. wide with a mounding and spreading form. It has dense yellow flower clusters in the spring that then transform into edible dark purple-blue berries like that of its straight species counterpart.

Creeping Oregon Grape is striking choice for a ground cover in a partially shady area of the garden, or as a bank stabilizer. Like Oregon grape, this creeping variety is drought tolerant although it looks best with a bit of summer water.

Lifeform: Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control, Fire Resistant

Container

D-16-O, D-40-O, 1-Gal, D-16, D-40
Ecological Value

The flowers provide pollen and nectar to bees and butterflies, and the berries are a favored food source for birds
Historical Uses

Berries are edible and may be used to make wine and purple dye. The inner stem is used for yellow dye.
Distribution

Mountains and foothills of northern California, as far north as SE Alaska and eastern Alberta, and as far south as central New Mexico
Elevation

35" – 9243"
Communities

Chaparral, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Habitat

Slopes, canyons, dry shade such as piny forest, oak stands, stream banks. Northern inland mountains below 7000'.

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