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Mahonia

Mahonia

9.7
An evergreen bush with spiny leaves and yellow flowers
  • noun
  • /məˈhoʊniə/
  • Specialized
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  • I planted a mahonia to add some color to my landscape during the colder months.
  • leatherleaf Mahonia

Examples

  • Look at this, a mahonia that's a botanical name here, and you can see some of its winter color here can be orange and the darker sort of red.

  • The leatherleaf mahonia in my garden has beautiful yellow flowers that bloom in winter.

  • In the botanical garden, the mahonia stands out with its spiny leaves and vibrant flowers.

Compounds

Mahonia aquifolium
  • Specialized
9.9

An evergreen shrub with dark green leaves with several parts, yellow flower clusters, and dark blue berries

Mahonia nervosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen shrub with grey-green leaves, yellow flowers and blue berries that grows in western North American forests

Surface Forms

Mahonia singular
Mahonias plural

Etymology

Mahonia names a group of evergreen shrubs and was given in honour of Bernard McMahon, an early American gardener who grew plants sent back by the Lewis and Clark expedition. So remembering the gardener's name helps you link Mahonia to those hardy shrubs with spiny leaves and bright yellow flowers.