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Ilex cornuta
Chinese Holly
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Small spreading shrub with rich glossy leaves and red berries in the summer. Can be clipped but not regularly if you wish to have the berries appear. Fruit is attractive to some birds.

  • Height 2-3m
  • Spread 2-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Aquifoliaceae
  • Botanical Name Ilex cornuta
  • Common Name Chinese Holly
  • Origin China
  • Habit Spreading
  • Landscape Plains, Hills, Footslopes
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Star
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)