Texas Barberry
Mahonia swaseyinative · Hill Country
Texas Barberry is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 3–6 ft tall and 6 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms yellow in Feb–Apr. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it. Good for birds.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Bloom
- Feb–Apr · yellow
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on calcareous, limestone, rocky
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports birds
Where it grows
Recorded in this EPA Level IV ecoregion in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones Canyonlands
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.