Mahonia

Yesterday I noticed that this mahonia, by the stream, has new brownish red leaves unfurling in addition to its mature green ones and the green and blue berries from the last flowering.

[David Pryde]

What an amazing but unusual sight - is it possible that Mother Nature is having a "fashion alert". Love the capture and the green / brown contrast.

[Genny Hale]

pretty!

[Hazel]

@doblaine I thought brown always signified 'fading' in the plant world but apparently not!

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

What an exotic plant! It seems to have flourished in our cold and wet spring. Great shot!

[Hazel]

@tishpics Thanks. Also in a shady spot so must be quite tough.

[Judith Greenwood]

That's a very fine mahonia - I'll be having words with our sorry specimen1

[David Pryde]

The brown is fine and gives your mahonia a real terrestrial look. I am expecting it to reach over and bite my head off.

[Hazel]

@judithg @doblaine I'm now going to be keeping a close eye on this mahonia!

[Hope Russell]

Wow! This is very cool. I've never seen anything like this before

[Paula]

Great pic. Does look like something from out-of-space though. Never seen a plant quite like this.

[Hazel]

@herussell @creativeamateur I've never noticed it before and althought there are two stems on the plant, the second one looks just dead in the centre.

[Anne Gibson]

Thank you Hazel, that is a very unusual bush, I love the different colours.

[Hazel]

@cabawg

I'm glad you commented you had never seen it as it's been interesting to me too to look back at it in the spring.