{"product_id":"mahonia-leptodonta","title":"Mahonia leptodonta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMahonia leptodonta\u003c\/strong\u003e is the mahonia for people who love the winter flowers but wince at the coarse municipal foliage: a rare Chinese species with unusually fine, elegant, spiny leaflets that read closer to a stiff fern than a car-park shrub. Soft yellow flower clusters open in late autumn and winter, followed by bloomy blue-black berries the birds strip in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur plants are seed-raised from the celebrated \u003cstrong\u003eChambers collection\u003c\/strong\u003e, so each seedling carries its own subtle character, exactly how collectors like their rarities. Rated H4, it wants only wind shelter and woodland light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e partial shade to sun; woodland edge ideal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e humus-rich, moist but well-drained.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e upright to 1.5-2.5 m over the years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H4, around -10C; shelter from freezing winds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLayer it beneath \u003ca href=\"\/products\/schefflera-taiwaniana\"\u003eSchefflera taiwaniana\u003c\/a\u003e in an exotic woodland, among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eplants for shade\u003c\/a\u003e, and beside its cousins \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mahonia-soft-caress\"\u003e'Soft Caress'\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mahonia-x-media-winter-sun\"\u003e'Winter Sun'\u003c\/a\u003e for a study in mahonia refinement. Winter nectar earns its \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinator\u003c\/a\u003e badge within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenuinely scarce, seed-raised plants. Season notes in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"13cm \/ 1L","offer_id":58370093318527,"sku":"MAHOLEPT13","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/mahonia_dd8ed25d-9427-4d52-bd61-e1674949e774.jpg?v=1789652743","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/mahonia-leptodonta","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}