This vigorous evergreen holly bears abundant, shiny scarlet fruit. Use it as a screen, a background plant, or as a specimen.
Noteworthy CharacteristicsFast growth. Showy berries.
CareProvide full sun or part shade and moist but well-drained soil.
PropagationRoot semi-ripe cuttings in summer or early fall.
ProblemsAphids, scale insects, leaf miners.
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- Genus : Ilex
- Plant Width : 10 to 15 feet
- Plant Height : 15 to 30 feet
- Zones : 7, 8, 9
- Growth Rate : Fast
- Light : Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Maintenance : Low
- Moisture : Medium Moisture
- Characteristics : Showy Foliage, Showy Fruit
- Plant Type : Shrubs
- Plant Seasonal Interest : Spring Interest
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