Genus: Mahonia

It's nice to grow plants that encourage the birds.

Wow, what a healthy crop.

Hello Alexandre552.
I am learning gardening.
I live in Birmingham, England.
I spent many years in France, when I was young.

La raison pour ceci est ; mon Frère a failli épouser une fille « Pascal » appelé, et pour cette raison, ma famille est venue en France beaucoup fois, pour les visites sociales qui étaient le grand amusement.

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Kev.

I think that the seeds must be fresh, Alexandre - were they? If so, be patient. They may take a LOT longer to germinate.

Vous parlez bien l'anglais, mon brave! Je regrette que mon livre non dit pas le temps. I can't say the rest - sorry! Don't water the seeds every day - just keep the compost moist, or the seeds might rot. Adieu!

Thank you for your advices

Any plants you get from the seed may not be the same as the parent plant. Mahonia x media is a cross between two different parent plants so your 'children' may revert to one of them.
I hope you can understand this!

Bonsoir et bienvenue a GoY! You need to collect ripe seeds and sow them immediately in the autumn, either in a seed bed outdoors, or in pots. They germinate better if you keep them cold! Avez vous compris, Alexandre? Je ne parle pas bien francais.

Looks like you're growing easter eggs :)

Gorgeous bloom..........smiles

You are quite right to say it can become evasive. A friend of mine has it growing in one one of her shrub borders. I think they are all self set from seed from a very fertile parent plant in the next door neighbours garden. Once they geyt their roots intertwined with the main border shrubs they are very difficult to clean out. I do love their heady scent.

me too - i have a baby one its actually a type of Mahonia and mine is taking ages to grow. i think it is very pretty!

I'm in UK - never heard of it being invasive......

I have this on the north side of the house but did not know what it was until you mentioned it . Thanks!

Nice&clear PICTURE

The more birds the better:)

Mahonias are wonderful backdrop plants. The flowers are there when not much is out, berries loved by the birds

fantastic Andrew - i hope mine looks like this in a few years. love the combination of colour in the leaves.

I don't usually like Mahonias, Andrew, but this one is a 'handsome' shrub!

thanks Maple, to be honest i did'nt really have room either, it was a bit of an impulse buy that i could not resist while in B & Q a few weeks ago, so i moved a few things around to make some room, but i managed to make plenty of space for it so it should do well here.

I love Mahonia -wonderful plant but sadly no space for one. I'll just need to admire yours for now : )