Oregon grape plant

With gorgeous autumn colors, Oregon grape may be the perfect shrub for your yard or landscape. Learn more about growing mahonia now at Gardener’s Path.

Oregon Grape Monograph: We often get the question, “What’s your favorite plant?” and while it’s hard to narrow down our lists, one universal favorite amongst our staff is Oregon grape (Berberis nervosa). This year, in honor of our state's first Native Plant Appreciation Month, we decided to share a monograph on one of our most beloved herbs. You will learn its botany, uses and benefits, the challenges it faces in the wild, and how you can help ensure its bountiful future.

Oregon grape is an amazing native edible and medicinal plant! It's a wild bush native to Oregon and other western states with a variety of uses, both in cooking and in herbal medicine. Learn how to identify and forage for oregon grape in the summer, plus the many ways to use it! #forage #wildcrafting

Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium) is an evergreen shrub with yellow flowers and purple fruit. Plant it to keep your garden colorful year-round.

Whether you're looking to forage Oregon grape or searching for Oregon grape recipes, this informative post has it all!

Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium

Favorite Oregon Grapes for Landscape and Garden...It was not too many years ago that gardeners often thought of Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium, syn. Berberis aquifolium) as primarily a woodland plant that did not belong in the ornamental garden. This Pacific Northwest native...

Mahonia ‘Aquifolium’ are typically grown for there attractive dark green foliage which resemble that of a holly as they have sharp palmate type leaves. Mahonia’s are a evergreen shrub and from around late spring they produce long stalked bright yellow flowers followed by purple/black berries.

Award-winning Mahonia x media 'Buckland' (Oregon Grape) is a large, upright, evergreen shrub with a striking foliage of large, bold, dark green leaves, each composed of 17-21 spiky leaflets. Arching racemes of sweetly scented, soft yellow flowers open over an extended period in winter. They attract pollinating insects before giving way to grape-like clusters of glossy, round, deep purple berries in late summer and fall. The fruits attract birds and wildlife. The lustrous evergreen foliage…