{"id":34960,"date":"2016-11-19T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plant-of-the-week-mahonia\/"},"modified":"2016-11-19T18:04:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T11:04:51","slug":"plant-of-the-week-mahonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plant-of-the-week-mahonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant of the week: mahonia"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA late-flowering evergreen with sunny yellow flowers and blue-black berries for the birdsWhat is it? If you\u2019re looking for a late-flowering evergreen for a\u00a0shady spot, this could be the one: mahonia (aka Oregon grape) is a\u00a0family of shrubs that sport sunny yellow flowers loved by pollinators, followed by blue-black berries that the birds will enjoy.Any good varieties? Mahonia \u00d7 media \u2018Charity\u2019 and M. \u00d7 media \u2018Winter Sun\u2019 make a stately 5m x 4m shrub with lily of the valley-scented flowers from November to March. M.\u00a0\u2018Soft Caress\u2019, a new introduction, flowers from August to October, with spineless leaves and a compact growing style (120cm x 120cm). Looking for something similarly compact, but spring-flowering? Mahonia aquifolium \u2018Apollo\u2019 is great for low-maintenance groundcover in smaller gardens. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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