Mahonia pallida
Family - Berberidaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Mexico
Discovered By - Introduced by Nigel Taylor and Sabina Knees
Year of Introduction - 1987
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.5m
Width - 2.5m
Location - The Terrace
Description: A small to medium-sized Evergreen Shrub with a bushy habit. Leathery pinnate leaves with ovate to oval leaflets are rich blue-green when young and mature to glossy dark green. Small cup and saucer-shaped flowers have greenish-white outer petals and pale yellow inner petals. The Blooms are held in drooping panicles on the upright branches and are produced from midsummer into early autumn. The flowers are followed by round dark blue berries with a white Bloom.
Flower:
Small cup and saucer-shaped flowers have greenish-white outer petals and pale yellow inner petals. The blooms are held in drooping panicles and are produced from July to September. The flowers are followed by round, deep blue fruit covered in a white waxy bloom.
Flower colour: White, yellow
Flower shape: Cup and saucer-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Leathery pinnate leaves with ovate to oval leaflets are rich blue-green when young and mature to dark glossy green. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.