Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo'

Mahonias are grown for their attractive foliage and fragrant, showy late-winter or early spring flowers. They provide an invaluable source of pollen and nectar for winter colonies of bumblebees and other pollinators.

Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo' is a compact cultivar, forming a neat spreading dome of glossy, dark green leaves with sharp edges, which take on a purple flush in winter. In spring it bears tight clusters of yellow flowers, followed by blue-black berries. For best results grow Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo' in moist but well-drained soil, in partial shade. Prune every other year to encourage bushy growth and apply a mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant.