creeping Oregon grape
Common name: creeping Oregon grape
Botanical name: Mahonia repens, Berberis repens
Light: Part sun to part shade
Height: 4 – 8 inches
Water: low, drought tolerant
Soil type: well-drained sandy soil to loamy clay
Perennial rhizomatous forb with sharply serrated leaves and a multiple stems of fragrant yellow flowers in spring; 3/8″ edible (very tart) purple berries make great jelly and wine; deer resistant; great ground cover under trees
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