Famille
Berberidaceae
Mahonia russellii is an extremely rare, stalk-like species in cultivation, originating from Mexico.
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 8: from -12°C to -7°C
Couleur de feuille
Couleur de fleur
Exposition
Sheltered winds
Part shade
Shadow
Hauteur minimum
200cm
Hauteur max
300cm
Encombrement min
100cm
Encombrement max
200cm
Intérêts remarquables
Evergreen
Période
In autumn
In winter
Type de sol
Acidic
Neutral
General description
- Origin
- Comes from the cool, humid highland forests of Mexico (Sierra Madre Oriental).
- Soil
- Fresh and humus-rich.
- Propagation
- PRUNING
General physiology
- Dimensions
- It can reach 3 meters in height.
- Habit
- Elegant.
Leaves
- Shape
- Its foliage is composed of fairly elongated, finely toothed, lanceolate leaflets arranged oppositely along the central vein.
- Colour
- Green.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- It flowers in late winter and can flower again in autumn (March-October).
- Shape
- Its flowering is truly spectacular. It has long, branching, drooping inflorescences, making it very graceful.
- Colour
- Creamy white, tinted with pink on the outside.
Fruits
- Shape
- Berries.
- Colour
- Black.