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    ILEX
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    ILEX

    Commonly known as Holly

    Another member of the Christmas trinity with Ivy and Fir.

    Another essential for the garden, either as a specimen, a backdrop to other plantings or even in a container for a few sprigs for a seasonal arrangement.

    Gaudy golds, less showy silvers and subtle dark greens and berries in red, black, occasionally white, orange or yellow.

    Genus of over 400 species of evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs and, rarely, climbers, from woodland in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions.

    The native, I. aquifolium is a small tree of mysticism and magic, a protector of the house from evil and lightning and provider of timber for the finest woodwork.

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Good to know
      Grown for their foliage and berries. Simple leaves may have entire, spiny or spine-toothed margins. Both sexes needed to produce fruits. One male to five females is recommended. Wildlife plant. Birds, butterflies, moths.
    • Place of origin
      Tropical, subtropical and temperate regions worldwide
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Bee friendly
    • Bird friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
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    Varieties

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    • ILEX cornuta
    Horned holly
    Deep green spiny leaves.
     
    2 Litre
    £17.50
    ILEX crenata 'Golden Gem'
    Japanese holly
    Compact shrub with attractive yellowish leaves in winter and spring
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    ILEX dimorphophylla
    Okinawan holly
    Upright small shrub with very spiny young foliage
     
    1.5 Litre
    £15.50
    ILEX x koehneana 'Chestnut Leaf'
    ('Castanaefolia') - purple new growth and thick leathery green leaves edged with spiny teeth. Red fruits
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.50
    ILEX x meserveae 'Blue Prince'
    Blue holly
    Male form with foliage so dark it appears blue in winter
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    ILEX x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
    Blue holly
    Female. Free- berrying form of the above
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
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    ILEX mutchagara
    Female. Dense upright branching habit with smallish green leaves. Although a rare species it makes a good windbreak
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    ILEX opaca
    American holly
    Very spiny leaves and red fruits
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    ILEX perado subsp. azorica
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    ILEX perado subsp. platyphylla
    Canary Island holly
    A remarkably good windbreak in salt laden gales with huge oval leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    ILEX spinigera
    Persian holly
    Female. Undulating and deeply spined leaves, orange-red berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    ILEX verticillata
    Black alder, Winterberry
    deciduous shrub with good yellow autumn colour and bright red fruits. Plants supplied not sexed..
     
    3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
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    500 ml
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
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    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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