honors week 4

Honors week 4

Helleri HollyIlex crenata ‘Helleri

•Height: 2-3’ •Width: 3-5’•Wedge-based leaves with crenate margins•Mounding habit•Sun-shade•Good substitute for boxwood•Spider Mites•Green leaves & stems

Carissa HollyIlex cornuta ‘Carissa’

•Height: 3-4’ •Width: 4-6’•Spine at tip of leaf•Berries very rare•Part shade-sun

Dwarf YauponIlex vomitoria ‘Nana’

•Height: 2-4’•Width: 3-5’•Green-reddish brown leaves•Gray stems•Sun-shade•Drought tolerant

Nellie R. Stevens HollyIlex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

•Height: 20-30’ •Width: 10-15’•Spines sparingly down side•Part Shade-Sun

Burford HollyIlex burfordii

•Height :15’ – 20’•Spread:15’_20’•Glossy, green leaves with one sharp point on the tip•Small white flowers in Spring that attract lots of bees.•Heavy producer of red berries in winter. Great food for animals and cuttings for holiday decorations.•Sun to part shade•Drought tolerant •Pest and disease resistant•Branches droop as the age•Prune in late winter before new growth