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Chinese Mahonia

Mahonia fortunei

Pronunciation: ma-HOH-nee-a for-TU-ne-i
SKU #06092
8-9

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Handsome evergreen shrub with compact bushy stems. Compound leaves have a fern-like appearance. The narrow green leaflets are spiny with paler green undersides. Short yellow flower spikes.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing to 4 to 6 ft. high, 3 to 4 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 8-9

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Bloom Time Spring
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Ornamental Berries
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate Moderate
Growth Habit Upright
Flower Attributes Fragrant, Showy Flowers
Landscape Use Border, Container, Hedge
Design Ideas An exceptional evergreen for foundation planting. A low maintenance filler for beds and borders. Best suited to Asian inspired gardens whether traditional or more spare modern Zen style. Will fit into tropical landscaping needing textural variations. Exceptional in modern gardens against light value walls and surfaces.
Flower Color Yellow
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Mahonia is exceptional with Asian inspired Girard's Fuchsia Azalea, (Azalea 'Girard's Fuchsia'), Silver Dragon Lilyturf, (Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'), Spotted Dead Nettle, (Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy') and Variegated Japanese Water Iris, (Iris ensata 'Variegata').
Care Instructions Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering.
History This plant is grouped into the barberry family. The genus was classified by Thomas Nuttall, among the most noteworthy American botanists of Philadelphia and author of Genera of North American Plants, published in 1815. It was named for Mernard M. Mahon, a fellow American horticulturist. The genus contains over 100 species of shrubs native to Asia and America. This species was named for Robert Fortune, a 19th century plant hunter who took many expeditions into Asia.
Details
Bloom TimeSpring
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Ornamental Berries
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitUpright
Flower AttributesFragrant, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Hedge
Design IdeasAn exceptional evergreen for foundation planting. A low maintenance filler for beds and borders. Best suited to Asian inspired gardens whether traditional or more spare modern Zen style. Will fit into tropical landscaping needing textural variations. Exceptional in modern gardens against light value walls and surfaces.
Flower ColorYellow
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsMahonia is exceptional with Asian inspired Girard's Fuchsia Azalea, (Azalea 'Girard's Fuchsia'), Silver Dragon Lilyturf, (Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'), Spotted Dead Nettle, (Lamium maculatum 'Red Nancy') and Variegated Japanese Water Iris, (Iris ensata 'Variegata').
Care
Care InstructionsFollow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering.
History
HistoryThis plant is grouped into the barberry family. The genus was classified by Thomas Nuttall, among the most noteworthy American botanists of Philadelphia and author of Genera of North American Plants, published in 1815. It was named for Mernard M. Mahon, a fellow American horticulturist. The genus contains over 100 species of shrubs native to Asia and America. This species was named for Robert Fortune, a 19th century plant hunter who took many expeditions into Asia.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.