Botanical Name: Berberis nervosa
Common Name: dwarf Oregon-grape, cascade mahonia
Family: Berberidaceae
Distribution/Origin: North West Coast of North America
Leaf/Bud: evergreen, opposite, red-yellow petiole, spiny margin
Flower/Inflorescence: panicle of yellow florets, May bloom
Fruit/Seed: dark black-purple berries
Stem: yellow - red stems
Stem: yellow - red stems
Size: height 2ft, spread 4ft
Habit: upright - horizontal, spreading suckering shrub
Form: mounding
Culture: full sun - deep shade, drought tolerant once established
Landscape Use: loose ground cover, shade planting, drought tolerant once established