Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Nothing else quite like it so easy to ID.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate).

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Flowers in long racemes.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Buds at the top and newly opening flowers beneath.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Big fat stigma surrounded by equally fat but kind of flattened stamens with two anthers atop each.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Big fat stigma surrounded by equally fat but kind of flattened stamens with two anthers atop each.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Stigma surrounded by stamens with anthers atop.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (04/01/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Flowers from bottom to top - lots of buds yet to open.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). When fully in flower, the outer petals - really sepals - fold back making the flowers look rather daffodil-like. Wrong family though - these are in the Berberidaceae, Daffodils, the Amaryllidaceae!

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (04/01/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). When fully in flower, the outer petals - really sepals - fold back making the flowers look rather daffodil-like. Wrong family though - these are in the Berberidaceae, Daffodils, the Amaryllidaceae!

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (04/01/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Flower fully open.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (04/01/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate).

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (09/03/2024) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate).

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (19/03/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). These things are the developing fruits - "grapes".

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (12/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Classic leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). A mass of fruits - the "grapes". Apparently, although sour when raw, you can make jams, jellies and sauces out of them; even cordial as the cooked berries taste like blackcurrant. However, they can make you ill if you eat too much so some sources on the web say. The flowers are also edible.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (10/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). A mass of fruits - the "grapes". Apparently, although sour when raw, you can make jams, jellies and sauces out of them; even cordial as the cooked berries taste like blackcurrant. However, they can make you ill if you eat too much so some sources on the web say. The flowers are also edible.

Oregon-Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) (14/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (by yard gate). Fruits.