Mahonia repens

(CREEPING OREGON GRAPE) Dark green evergreen spiny foliage on 12” tall stems on this spreading PNW native shrub eventually create a tough, dense, easy care ground cover 8’ wide. Takes sun (leaves get purple-ish in sun) to full shade (now THAT’S adaptable), not fussy about soil (even clay); showy canary yellow flowers top stems in late winter; occasional water, deer resistant.