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ILEX aquifolium
Commonly known as Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
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Evergreen - elliptic or ovate, glossy, dark-green leaves 5-10cm (2-4in) long. Leaves may be entire, wavy, spine-toothed or with spiny margins.
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Height - to 25m (82ft) -
Spread - 8m (26ft)
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Hedge - Ideal for hedging - suitable for a coastal hedge if some protection given from direct sea-winds
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Tall Shrub - tree or dense shrub. Usually erect or pyramidal. Long-lasting red, rarely orange or yellow berries.
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
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Additional Features - Berries - These plants have berries.
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Good to know - wildlife plant. Important as cover for small birds. Food for birds, holly blue butterfly caterpillars, moths. Makes a good hedge. -
Medicinal properties - holly leaves have diuretic properties and were also used in prescriptions for coughs and bronchitis. -
Pests & Diseases - scale insects, leaf miners. -
Place of origin - western and southern Europe, northern Africa, western Asia. -
Garden Location/Conditions - Coastal / windswept - - slightly back from the sea with more shelter
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Hardiness - Fully hardy -
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Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil -
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Tree Shape - Broadly columnar -
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Wildlife - Bee friendly - -
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Butterfly friendly
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Buy Varieties of ILEX aquifolium
ILEX aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' >
Commonly known as: Broad-leaved silver holly.
Female, silver variegated
ILEX aquifolium 'Atlas' >
Commonly known as: Common holly, English holly.
Male clone with dark green spiny leaves
ILEX aquifolium 'Ferox-Argentea' >
Commonly known as: Silver hedgehog-holly.
Male, creamy-white leaf margins on convoluted and puckered leaves with large spines
ILEX aquifolium 'Golden van Tol' >
Commonly known as: Common holly, English holly.
Female. Pyramidal habit, yellow edged foliage and orange berries
ILEX aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' >
Commonly known as: Common holly, English holly.
Female. Dark but almost spineless green leaves and red fruits
ILEX aquifolium 'Pyramidalis' >
Commonly known as: Common holly.
Self-fertile, narrowly conical, upright, female form
ILEX aquifolium 'Silver Queen' >
Commonly known as: Common holly, English holly.
Male. Cream-edged leaf
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