[Herunterladen] Mahonia Japonica Winter Sun

Plant your mahonia in fall or spring but avoid frost spells and high temperatures.

Mahonia japonica winter sun. Genus mahonia are evergreen shrubs with leathery pinnate leaves which are often spine toothed and clustered racemes of sometimes fragrant yellow flowers sometimes followed by black or purple berries details winter sun is a medium sized evergreen shrub of upright growth with long spiny pinnate leaves. Purplish or bronzy leaves in winter especially in upper south or where plants are grown in full sun. Mahonia winter sun is a statuesque evergreen shrub that becomes a dramatic focal point for the winter garden. Mahonia are best in part sun part shade but are shade tolerant. Use as a privacy hedge or buffer screen. If your garden is large with enough space to let these trees grow freely you probably don t need to prune them. Mahonia media is an interspecific hybrid and its parent species are mahonia lomariifolia and mahonia japonica both of which are native to taiwan and china.

It doesn t require sunlight and will grow perfectly fine in the shade. Hello there mahonia media winter sun and mahonia media charity are similar but the main difference is that winter sun has bright yellow flowers and more arching racemes whereas charity has paler yellow flowers which are more upright. First selected by slieve donard nursery in ireland circa 1966 the winter sun cultivar was chosen for having a compact upright growth habit with more fragrant flowers. Notice the new year s growth as cold weather settles in when bright yellowish green buds swell from the tips of the stems as shown above. Mahonia x media winter sun 3 5m 11ft mahonia japonica 1m 3ft mahonia aquifolium 1 5m 5ft thin out about a quarter of the older stems in the centre of the plant cutting them back to 15cm 6in from the central trunk. If you must plant it in the sun avoid places that would be too hot and if possible favor part sun. It loves cool soil with a lot of humus.

The winter flowers provide late winter early spring nectar for any solitary bees emerging from hibernation. Edible blue black fruit with a powdery coating makes good jelly. Spring flowers in 2 to 3 inches clusters along stems. Winter is when leatherleaf mahonia catches your eye.