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Mahonia Japonica
Peanuts3
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Morning
I have some Mahonia Japonica in the garden, it seems to be cropping up everywhere. I'm thinking I need to cut back the main shrub, but any idea how I can stop it sprouting up everywhere else in the flowerbed...
Any advice gratefully received.
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Are your sproutings up suckers or seedlings?
I haven't experienced either. A spot more invasiveness would be desirable for me
In the sticks near Peterborough
sprouting up suckers i assume as lots of roots everywhere. have to say i'm not a fan. previous home owners obviously were though
are you sure it's M. japonica?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Not a great photo, but shows it in flower in March, so maybe it is Mahonia Aquifolium ?
Yes, aquifolium.
smells nice
I like it but probably wouldn't choose it for the average sized garden. takes up too much space for not enough on offer
In the sticks near Peterborough
if it's the oregon grape it will seed everywhere - just pull out the seedlings as soon as you spot them, unless you want to use it for low hedging - prickly leaves?
Well i've learnt something new today, didn't realise there was more than one variety of Mahonia.
Hmm, I thinking it might benefit from a good prune, and arrgh those seeds...
Thank you for your help, great as ever x
http://www.mahonia.co.uk/
lots of species plus the hybrids plus the cultivars
Some of them are lovely, shade plants, or partial shade at least, for best effect
In the sticks near Peterborough