Mahonia x media 'Underway'

Also Known As

Berberis x hortensis 'Underway'
Mahonia 'Underway'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 8'
W: 6'

planting zones

7a-10b

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Mahonia x media 'Underway' plant details

Mahonia x media 'Underway' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In winter yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in clay and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Mahonia x media 'Underway'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 6 FT wide, 8 FT tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in winter
Uses: easy-to-grow

GROWING CONDITIONS for Mahonia x media 'Underway'

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: clay and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Among the first of the Mahonias to produce rich-yellow fragrant flowers (mid-late winter), this outstanding 6' evergreen shrub makes an excellent drought-tolerant, wildlife-approved!, accent or hedge. PSh/M/GDr

By: Forestfarm

With familiar creamy yellow flower clusters during the shortest days of the year Underway is also slightly hardier and a little more compact than the other hybrid Mahonia selections. Earlier than Winter Sun. 1993 Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society originally selected at Slieve Donard Nursery, Northern Ireland.

By: Heritage Seedlings

Yellow blooms arrive in late autumn earlier than other Mahonias. Mounding evergreen growth to 8' in part shade. It has been suggested that 'Underway' prefers slightly more moisture during the summer.

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

This M. media hybrid has more cut leaves than some of the other forms. The flowers are the typical bright yellow in mid winter. This hybrid mahonia is much more difficult to find in the trade so we are happy to be able to list.