Oregon Grape Holly

The Oregon Grape, also known as Oregon Grape Holly, is an American native shrub that is an attractive and useful low-growing evergreen for woods and shady gardens. It has bold, divided leaves that are bronzy in spring and rich glossy green all summer. The sprays of yellow flowers are one of the earliest flowers in the garden and are followed by blue berries that add interest in the fall. In colder areas the leaves turn deep burgundy in winter. It makes the perfect ground-cover for shady areas beneath larger shrubs and trees, and the foliage is beautiful all year round. Although evergreen this is a hardy plant and will grow easily from zone 4 to zone 8 and even into zone 2 with slight winter damage. Best of all it grows in deep shade even beneath evergreen trees, making it a valuable plant for many gardens.

• Hardy native plant
• Beautiful golden spring blossoms
• Attractive evergreen foliage
• Low-growing ground cover shrub
• Excellent plant for shady spots

Plant your Oregon Grape in almost any kind of soil – it even grows well in clay soils. Once it is established in your garden it will be resistant to the ordinary dry weather of summer. It has no pests or diseases and it is even resistant to deer, so even those critters will leave it alone. This plant should be used much more in gardens – it is admired by all who see it and it fills those shady gaps in your planting better than any other shrub.