The first recorded plant was found in a mixed batch of seedlings from Mahonia oiwakensis subsp.
lomariifolia that was raised in Northern Ireland in 1951 or earlier.
This plant was given the cultivar name ‘Charity’ at the Savill Gardens, England, where it first flowered.
It has been widely cultivated since under this name.
Other clones have since been described and distributed.
The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit:-
’Buckland’
’Lionel Fortescue’
’Winter Sun’
The first recorded plant was found in a mixed batch of seedlings from Mahonia oiwakensis subsp. lomariifolia that was raised in Northern Ireland in 1951 or earlier. This plant was given the cultivar name ‘Charity’ at the Savill Gardens, England, where it first flowered. It has been widely cultivated since under this name. Other clones have since been described and distributed. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit:-
’Buckland’
’Lionel Fortescue’
’Winter Sun’
Mahonia × media