Two of my favorite native shrubs are growing next to each ... These two posing for photos for me last month, wax myrtle and silktassel, are not members of the heath family.

Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium ... A Pacific Northwest native, wax myrtle presents purplish berries in fall that persist into the winter months. Hardy to Zone 7.

Dana Sanchez's picks for plants with berries for birds: Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium ... A Pacific Northwest native, wax myrtle presents purplish berries in fall that persist into the winter ...

Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium ... A Pacific Northwest native, wax myrtle presents purplish berries in fall that persist into the winter months. Hardy to Zone 7.