Mahonia × media ‘Lionel Fortescue’, Hybrid Mahonia drought-tolerant (We often need that here

(We often need that here in the valley

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the Dove Tree blooms from April to May with a breathtaking inflorescence composed of a small reddish button

Birds will raid it for its small red berries which darken to black as they age

Mahonia × media ‘Lionel Fortescue’, Hybrid Mahonia drought-tolerant (We often need that hereThis is another excellent hybrid with dramatic, long, spiny leaves and particularly long, frost resistant, fragrant, yellow flower racemes in late fall into winter. It's an upright, vase shaped shrub and is more fragrant and earlier blooming than related cultivars. The hummingbirds guard it with covetous hearts and hungry mouths. The large blue berries are also a food source for local wildlife. Best grown in part shade in well draining soil with