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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