Leatherleaf Mahonia is a upright evergreen shrub with distinct dark green spiny pinnate compound leaves.  Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers bloom in spring and are followed by highly ornamental powdery blue fruit clusters.  Best in part sun and moist well-drained soil. 

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Spreads by suckering- unless naturalization is desired remove suckers as soon as they appear

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Pieris, Rhododendron

Image: Captain-tucker, Mahonia bealei 02, CC BY-SA 3.0