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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: seeds require a cooling period prior to germination and are best planted in the Fall
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Chinese Mahonia
  • Barberry
  • Fortune's Mahonia
  • Holly Grape
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mahonia fortunei
  • Synonym: Berberis fortunei

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Location: Beaumont Botanical Gardens in Beaumont, Texas
Date: 2013-03-19
Location: Beaumont Botanical Gardens in Beaumont, Texas
Date: 2013-03-19

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