Family: berberidaceae
Common name(s): tall Oregon-grape
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5~6 - 9~10
General resources
Links for Mahonia aquifolium
- Arthur Lee Jacobson - Seattle plantsman describes botanical and/or horticultural aspects of this species.
(4 photos)
- BBC Gardening: Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses.
(1 photo)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 5-9)
(15 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (2 varieties in database)
(10 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(24 photos)
- Las Pilitas Nursery - Catalog page about this California native, with description and horticultural basics. (additional pages for other varieties in catalog) (zone 5-10)
(4 photos)
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status.
(4 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Paghat's Garden - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
- Rainy Side Gardeners - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 6-9)
(2 photos)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
(11 photos)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.

- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features.
(6 photos)
- Washington Native Plant Society - Photo and brief description.
(14 photos)
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