Mahonia x wagneri 'Pinnacle'
(Oregon Grape 'Pinnacle')
Family - Berberidaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - up to 1.5m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Small to medium-sized Evergreen Shrub with an upright habit. Leathery, dark green leaves are pinnate and have ovate leaflets with spiny margins. Bright yellow, cup and saucer-shaped flowers are held in dense Racemes from late winter into mid-spring. Flowers are followed by deep blue berries.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Mahonia aquifolium 'Fascicularis', M. pinnata (misapplied)
Flower:
Bright yellow, cup and saucer-shaped flowers are held in relatively short, dense racemes. Flowers are produced from February into April and are followed by deep blue berries.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Cup and saucer-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: February, March, April
Foliage:
Dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate leaflets with spiny margins. The leaves are tinged deep red when young.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil.