Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis 'Soft Caress'

Mahonia are evergreen, Winter-flowering shrubs with leathery, shiny, sometimes spine-toothed (like holly leaves), pinnate leaves and spires or clusters of small and globular or bell-like flowers, sometimes fragrant, that are often followed by purple or black berries and clustered racemes of sometimes fragrant yellow flowers, sometimes followed by black or purple berries. Some varieties bloom in Autumn through Winter, and some flower in Spring. 'Soft Caress' flowers in late Summer and Autumn. The flowers yellow, honey-scented flowers are borne in delicate spires, and are followed by dark blue-black berries. The leaves are spine-free on spine-free

Contributed by @robbiec

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  Partial shade

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  Very little water

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  Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

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  Moist and free draining