Description

Dark green, lush foliage with contrasting light green veins and brilliant white undersides; spiny foliage resembles holly leaves and are tinged with purple in fall; airy sprays of yellow and red flowers; does best where it will receive some snow cover

Landscape Attributes

Emei Shan Mahonia is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a shapely form and gracefully arching branches. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Emei Shan Mahonia is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Emei Shan Mahonia will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub does best in partial shade to shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This species is not originally from North America.