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Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue' (Oregon grape)

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 4m
max. spread
Ultimate height 4m
max. height
Time to maturity 10-20 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 1 hour care
per year

Botanical name: Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'

Other names: Oregon grape


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Genus: Mahonia

Variety or cultivar: 'Lionel Fortescue' _ 'Lionel Fortescue' is a large evergreen shrub with spiny, pinnate leaves and bright-yellow scented flowers in clustered upright racemes followed by blue-black berries.

Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue' is: Evergreen

Flower: Yellow in Autumn; Yellow in Winter

Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons

Fruit: Blue, Black in Winter

Fragrance: The flowers are scented

Habit: Bushy, Erect, Spreading

Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Plant with: Viburnum farreri (Farrer viburnum), Stachyurus praecox (Early stachyurus), Sarcococca confusa (Sweet box), Gentiana asclepiadea (Willow gentian), Stachyurus praecox 'Magpie' (Early stachyurus 'Magpie' )

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Specific diseases: Powdery mildew

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Propagation methods: Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...


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Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue' (Oregon grape) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.


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Suggested uses: Architectural, Banks and Slopes, Low Maintenance, Resistant to pollution, Wildlife

Cultivation: Plant in well-drained, or moist but well-drained, soil in shade or partial shade.

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This plant likes... Garden match
Soil types: Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) Match unknown
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Partial Shade, Full Shade Match unknown
Aspect: North, South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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