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shrub layer
oregon grape
mahonia aquifolium
holly-like evergreen leaves, scented yellow flowers for the earliest bees, then dusty-blue grape-tart berries — one of the few real croppers for deep shade.
functions
food cropwildlife habitatpollinator forage
light
shade tolerant
moisture
moderate
soil
humus-rich, tolerates dry shade
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for oregon grape — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
ramsons (wild garlic)allium ursinum→sweet woodruffgalium odoratum→hazelcorylus avellana→lungwortpulmonaria angustifolia→
see oregon grape on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around oregon grape
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- shrub
- oregon grape — the anchor
- groundcover
- ramsons (wild garlic)sweet woodruff
- shrub
- hazel
- herbaceous
- lungwort