Ilex aquifolium

Common name: English holly

Family name: Aquifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:   ’Silver Queen’ ‘Silver Milkboy’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  7-9

Mature height and spread:  30-50ft; 15-25ft

Form: evergreen shrub; pyramidal, dense

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade, very tough

Leaf arrangement: leathery, glossy, wavy margin, dark green leaves, spiny teeth

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): greenish-white flowers; red berry

Limitations: insect problems like holly leaf miner, spider mites, whitefly and scale

Suitable uses:  ornamental shrub, foundation plantings, hedge

Quick ID description:  red berry, wavy, leathery leaves, spiny teeth

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