Variegated English Holly I-leks a-kwi-FO-li-um
Broadleaf evergreen shrub/tree, similar in form to the non-variegated type. Dark green leaves with whitish margins, female.
( Golden van Tol English Holly )
Evergreen small tree or large shrub with spiny, dark green, lustrous leaves and gray bark. Seedless red berries borne in profusion are attractive in winter. Excellent specimen tree or durable screen.
English Holly (Ilex aquifolium): English holly is an evergreen tree with very spiny, glossy foliage and bright red berries. Cultivars with white variegated leaf margins are very distinctive.
English Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Cultivated, evergreen tree with dense, conical crown of short, spreading branches and shiny red berries. Height: 50' (15 m). Diameter: 1 1/2' (0.5 m).
Ilex aquifolium. ENGLISH HOLLY. Europe, North Africa, West Asia
AQUIFOLIACEAE (Holly family) ...
Ilex aquifolium
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Hardiness Zones:
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Narrowleaf English Holly [English]: Ilex aquifolium 'Angustifolia'
Narrowleaf English Holly [English]: Ilex aquifolium 'Lichtenthalii'
Narrowleaf Equallip Orchid [English]: Isochilus linearis ...
English holly Ilex aquifolium
English ivy Hedera helix
English oak Quercus robur
English plantain; lance-leaved plantain Plantago lanceolata
erect hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Etruscan honeysuckle Lonicera etrusca ...
Johnswort Botanical Name Common Name Iberis sempervirens Candytuft Ilex aquifolium English Holly Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox' Hedgehog Holly Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen' Variegated English Holly Ilex cornuta Chinese Holly Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' ...
Ilex aquifolium: common holly, English holly, European holly - Commonly marketed for Christmas decorations, this holly is evergreen, and well-loved for its bright red fruits and glossy, spiny leaves. It can grow to 50 ft. in the wild.
English Holly trees will grow to fifty feet or taller, so consider this when you are deciding where to plant your tree. They should not be planted in open areas where they may be exposed to cold winter winds or excessively hot summer sun.
The evergreen English holly (Ilex aquifolium), the common holly of Europe, cultivated also in North America, is closely associated with Christmas tradition.
There are other holly varieties that are appropriate for brewing beverages, but as for English Holly, it remains that the berries & seeds are toxic.
Common name(s): common holly, English holly, European holly, holme, hollin
Synonym(s): Aquifolium ilex
Conservation Status: Common and widespread; not considered to be of conservation concern.
Habitat: Woodland and hedgerows.
Toques off to housewife and amateur gardener Kathleen Meserve, whose longing to grow an evergreen holly with bright red berries, like the too-tender British types, led her to cross-pollinate English holly with a hardy prostrate holly.
Stevens' is a cross between Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) and Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly) and has a dense, conical growth habit. This Holly can get up to 20-30 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Nellie R.
is the result of a chance interspecific cross between the Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta) and English holly (I. aquifolium). Though the bees were responsible for the pollen dabbing, it was a schoolmarm named Nellie R.
Ilex aquifolium - English Holly
Ilex cassine - Dahoon
Ilex coriacea - Sweet Gallberry; Large Gallberry Holly
Ilex cornuta - Chinese Holly
Ilex decidua - Possumhaw; Possumhaw Holly
Ilex krugiana - Tawnyberry Holly
Ilex laevigata - Smooth Winterberry ...
'Nellie Stevens' is probably a hybrid between English holly (I. aquifolium) and Chinese holly (I. cornuta). Leaves are thick and have teeth typically associated with the holly leaf.
Sometimes confused with English Holly, this popular variety's spiny leaf margins are creamy-white. Its flowers have the sweet smell of apricots. Flowers turn to blue fruit.
Attributes - Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Variegatus'
Plant Type: Tree ...
leaflets attach directly to the rachis
leaflets spiny
foliage (leaflets) resembles that of English Holly
dark glossy green color
new growth emerges reddish or bronze
leaves are 6" to 12" long, with 7 to 12 leaflets ...
Unfortunately, the phormiums will not fare well in our colder winters, and most of the hollies are Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) cultivars, which detest our summers.
cuttings spring or summer, or semi-ripe cuttings fall and early winter; bottom heat may be helpful with the latter. Can also be grown by simple layering, which takes time; named cultivars may be bud-grafted onto Ilex aquifolium, English holly or ...
 See also: Holly, Ilex, Green, Evergreen, Orange
  
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