Note that on some devices you will need to manually select Landscape Mode from the print dialog.
Scientific Name: | Ilex aquifolium |
Common Name: | English holly |
Family Name: | Aquifoliaceae |
Origin: | Africa, Central / west Asia, Europe |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Invasive plant |
Mature Size: | 10 - 15m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
Habit: | Upright |
Form: | Pyramidal - narrowly |
Texture: | Medium - coarse |
Landscape Uses: | Hedge row, Screening, Security/barrier |
Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Undulate (wavy) |
Flowers: | Cyme, White, Mar-Apr |
Fruit: | Drupe, Red, Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
Key ID Features: | |
Large evergreen shrub/tree with dense pyramidal form; leaves are alternate, thick, lustrous dark green, with undulating margins (may be entire or highly spiney), light underside; fruit bright red persists into winter. |