20 OREGON GRAPE Holly Fruit Vine Hollyleaved Barberry Mahonia Aquifolium Seeds

Description:
Name: Oregon Grape
Other common names: Hollyleaved Barberry / Oregon Grape Holly
Scientific name: Mahonia Aquifolium syn. Berberis Aquifolium
Color: Yellow flowers / Dark blue fruit
Plant seeds: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify
Bloom time: Flowers March – May
Harvest: Berries late summer – early winter
Hardiness zone: 5 – 9
Plant height: 4 – 8′
Plant spacing: 4 – 6′
Light requirements: Sun – Part shade – Shade
Soil & water preferences: Average
Quantity: 20 Seeds
Other: Oregon Grape Holly is an evergreen shrub native to the western US & Canada. It is the state flower of Oregon. They are very ornamental & provide a huge benefit to wildlife. The plants are drought resistant, deer & rabbit resistant, & will tolerate poor or rocky soil.
The flowers bloom in large clusters in early spring before many other plants have even woken up. The fragrant bell-shaped flowers will attract bees, birds, & butterflies. The evergreen holly-shaped leaves are green in the summer, & take on lovely bronze to red highlights in the fall.
In fall, the Oregon Grape has showy purplish-red berries that look like but are not really a grape. The berries are edible but tart, & are often made into jelly, juice, or wine. They are also used to make a purple dye. Song birds, game birds, & other woodland creatures like squirrels will love to eat the berries!