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Re: Re: Wanting winter interest plants... Mahonia :-)

Mahonia x media 'Charity'
Glossy holly shaped leaves held in opposite pairs. Fairly slow-growing.
Bright yellow flowers. A book says lionel Forytesque is superb ... don't
know that version. Not sure whether they'd suit your drought-resistant
requirement .... we don't ever experience it .... 40" rain here !  

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: From: Fireraven9@aol.com
: To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
: Subject: Re:  Re: Wanting winter interest plants... Mahonia  :-)
: Date: 16 November 1997 15:57
: 
: 
: In a message dated 11/16/97 4:40:30 AM, you wrote:
: 
: <<Mahonia Charity is in its full-glory here. Pink almost luminous berries
of
: 
: the spindle last well and brighten up the hedgerows as I drive to work on
: 
: dreary days ... >>
: 
: What kind of Mahonia is this? We have Mahonia (Creeping Mahonia -
Berberis
: repens that is found in the mountains and several dryland shrubs -
Berberis
: trifoliata, B. fendleri, B. algerita & B. fremontii) in New Mexico, but
it
: does not look as pretty as yours sounds! We are planting a hedgerow
around
: the meadow portion of our land (5 acres of woods and a small meadow) and
we
: are always on the lookout for interesting (drought resistant and tough!)
: plants to add to it!
: Blessings of the Resting Season,
: Lee Corbin (Fireraven9@AOL.com)
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