Mahonia aquifolium can reach 7-10 feet tall. Several cultivars are grown for varying floral display. These are sometimes found in retail nurseries. The species pictured here, Mahonia aquifolium 'Compacta' will grow 2-3 feet tall and approx. 1 1/2 feet wide. Width can easily be controlled by removing suckers. Oregon Grape performs best year-round in dappled shade, but will tolerate full sun and a range of soils.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Mahonia Magic
Bleeding Heart Blooms
Always reminding me of Lewis Carroll's famous Queens, Bleeding Hearts are a must for the sweetheart garden, a woodland planting, and for early spring confidence that sunshine will soon again find its way into your home and garden. The species shown here, Dicentra spectabilis, is native to east Asia and will grow 2-3 feet in height and approx. 2 feet wide. Bleeding Hearts grow happily in semi-shaded areas among ferns, Heucheras, and Oregon Grape. Other species worthy of mention are the later flowering native Bleeding Heart, Dicentra formosa, and the early white-flowering cultivar Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba'. The elegant flowers are excellent, though not long-lasting, in a vase.
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