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• Mature height: 3-6 ft.
• Mature spread: 2-5 ft.
• Light: Partial shade to full shade

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• Features:Foliage: Pinnately compound, holly-like leaves with spiny, toothed margins. The leathery leaflets are glossy, deep green, often emerging bronze-red in spring and developing attractive purple-bronze to crimson hues in winter.Flowers: Bright yellow, lightly fragrant flowers held in dense, upright clusters at the stem tips in spring. Fruit: Clusters of edible, dark blue berries with a characteristic whitish bloom (powdery coating). The tart berries are used to make jellies and attract birds.Habit: A compact, rounded, suckering, evergreen shrub with an upright, multi-stemmed habit.
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• Key Advantages:Four-season interest with colorful foliage changes.Provides early spring nectar for pollinators and food for birds.Very hardy, drought-tolerant once established, and deer resistant.Adaptable and low maintenance.Roots and berries have traditional medicinal uses
• Landscape Uses:Low, informal hedge or barrier (due to spiny leaves).Shaded woodland gardens and naturalized areas.Foundation plantings in shady locations.Erosion control on shady slopes