Mahonia duclouxiana

One of the most desired of all Mahonia, from China, India, Myanmar etc, but very rarely seen in gardens or offered for sale. A shrub to 3m tall with huge, very bold pinnate foliage and racemes of richly scented, variably yellow to orange-yellow flowers in early spring. Best in a fairly sheltered spot come a very bad winter; mine is usually completely untouched by cold in my very cold rural frost pocket. Sun or shade.