Oregon Grape, Creeping (Mahonia repens), packet of 20 seeds

Family: Barberry (Berberidaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 8

Family: Barberry (Berberidaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 8

(Creeping Oregon Grape) Perennial evergreen creeper, widely distributed from Alberta and BC down to Texas.   The plant is highly prized in the shade garden, with shining, compound, holly-like leaves, bearing large clusters of purple berries in the late summer.  Traditional usage:  TWM, antibacterial.  Roots are a source of the alkaloid berberine. Plant prefers loose, rocky and acid soils of hillsides and stream banks or the rich soil found under conifers.  Elevation tolerant to 10,000 feet and quite drought tolerant, as well.  Traditional usage (TWM): antibacterial, liver stimulant, water purification.  Source of the yellow alkaloid berberine.  Plant prefers loose, rocky and acid soils of hillsides and stream banks or the rich soil found under conifers.  We are offering cold stored seeds in order to help speed the typical multi-cycle germination of this species.  Sow anytime, for germination in warm soils.  Allow seedlings to grow for a year or more in nursery beds or in pots, then transplant to permanent location, 2 feet apart.

20 seeds per packet, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s