http://gabriolan.ca/2010/02/17/plants-for-gabriola-gardens/ Gabriola Island blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://gabriolan.ca/2010/02/17/plants-for-gabriola-gardens/comment-page-1/#comment-25899 cheryl Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:49:20 +0000 http://gabriolan.ca/?p=6094#comment-25899 In August of 2002 Oregan Grape was named Plant of the month by Arthur Lee Jacobosn, Writer and Plant Expert. Oregon Grape is also know as Oregon Grape Holly, Washington Holly, Ash Barberry, Holly Grape, Shining Oregon Grape and Holly Leaved Mahonia. It was discovered by Meriwether Lewis in 1806 on the Columbia River. It was later named Berberris Aquifolium in 1814. Tall Oregon Grape is the State flower of Oregon it ranges from B.C. into California. You can read More about this article at www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-Aug02.html then click on Plant of the month. The Oregon Grape I've seen around here is the low variety though there may be some tall ones also. I'd have to pay more attention to see if we have both tall and low Oregon Grape. You can hardly go any where in the the woods without tripping over this plant. Before a friend told me what it was I always called it Mock Holly. In August of 2002 Oregan Grape was named Plant of the month by Arthur Lee Jacobosn, Writer and Plant Expert. Oregon Grape is also know as Oregon Grape Holly, Washington Holly, Ash Barberry, Holly Grape, Shining Oregon Grape and Holly Leaved Mahonia. It was discovered by Meriwether Lewis in 1806 on the Columbia River. It was later named Berberris Aquifolium in 1814. Tall Oregon Grape is the State flower of Oregon it ranges from B.C. into California. You can read More about this article at http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-Aug02.html then click on Plant of the month. The Oregon Grape I’ve seen around here is the low variety though there may be some tall ones also. I’d have to pay more attention to see if we have both tall and low Oregon Grape. You can hardly go any where in the the woods without tripping over this plant. Before a friend told me what it was I always called it Mock Holly.

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