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Oregon Grape 'Compactum'

Mahonia aquifolium

ZONE HARDINESS

SPACE REQUIREMENTS

HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

SUN REQUIREMENTS

The cultivar, 'Compactum' stays shorter (2-3 feet high) than most Oregon grapes. Blooms around April with bright yellow flowers that are very attractive to many native bees. Produces a blue-black berry in late summer. Leaves are a glossy green, that turn bronze in winter.

This plant has a fire-resistance score of 4, meaning it should be planted 70 feet or greater from your home. Idaho Firewise: http://idahofirewise.org/

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PLANT DETAILS

NAME

Oregon Grape, Oregon Grapeholly, Oregon Hollygrape

TYPE

Shrub

HEIGHT

24' - 36'

SPACING

36' - 48'

ZONE HARDINESS

4-8

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Part sun to full sun

ΒLOOM TIME

Mid-Spring

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