Ilex aquifolium - Cultivation Notes
Holly prefers a well drained yet fertile soil in full sun / part shade. Most are hardy yet slow growing making an excellent evergreen hedge. Prune to shape in autumn.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Ilex aquifolium:
- All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
- Ideal for fast growing screening
- Provides valuable winter interest
- Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
- Suitable for container growing
- Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
- Fruit / berry producing
- Attractive form or foliage for all year interest
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
- Suitable for hedging or topiary
- Tolerates heavy clay soils
- Suitable for planting in full shade
Weaknesses of Ilex aquifolium
- Does not produce showy attractive flowers
Design & Plant Use for Ilex aquifolium:
- Evergreen plant suitable for trimming to shape or topiary
- Evergreen plant with attractive foliage for winter interest
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