ShrubsOregon Grape Holly
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia aquifolium) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 3-6 ft. It does best in part shade in well-drained soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring. It attracts pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to deer and fire, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Part shade
- Mature size
- 3-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Fire
- Native to
- South West Canada to Northern California
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Oregon Grape Holly is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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