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Rooted cuttings - $2.00  Qt. container - $6.00 Gallon - $15.00  Call for prices on larger sizes
 
Holly Hybrids - the crossbreeds
Ilex "Ajax" 
Long (13 cm/5 in) dark green glossy leaves, small spines, tolerates poor soil and poor drainage, good pollinator
z7 male
Ilex 'Lassie" 
Dark olive green leaves, small spines, short, pyramidal habit
z7 female
Ilex 'Rock Garden' 
Small, compact shrub with nearly full-sized leaves, dense and low-spreading habit, excellent for rock gardens and bonsai 
z6 female
Ilex aquifolium - English Holly 
Native to southern and western Europe, evergreen trees up to 25 m. (75 feet) with dark or variegated glossy leaves, usually spiny
Ilex aquifolium 'Crispa Aurea'  
Also called Screwleaf Holly, twisted and splashed with gold, and tipped with a single long spine
z6 male
Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea' 
Also called Hedgehog Holly, recurved surface covered with short, sharp spines, leaves variegated with yellowish white margin
z7  male
Ilex aquifolium 'Pinto' 
Young leaves are splashed with lime-green spots, changing to white with age
z7 female
Ilex opaca - American holly 
Hardier than English or Chinese hollies, tall, pyramidal habit, heavy berry production
Ilex opaca 'Maryland Dwarf' 
Mounding habit, low and spreading, heavy berry production, mature size: 1m/3ft high, 4m/12ft wide
z5 female
Ilex opaca 'Pride of Butler' 
True American holly look, dark leaves, large red fruit
z5 female
Ilex opaca 'Canary' 
Abundant production of canary-yellow fruit, leathery light green leaves
z6 female
Ilex verticillata - Winterberry 
Deciduous holly with heavy production of attractive berries providing winter color in the home landscape
Ilex verticillata - 'Maryland Beauty' 
Discovered in Mitchellville, Maryland , dark red heavy fruit ripening in September, 1.5m/5ft tall and 2.2m/7ft wide in 10 years; popular for commercial cutting
z5 female
Ilex verticillata - 'Peter's Fireworks' 
Discovered in a swamp west of Bendersville, PA, heavy production of deep reddish orange fruit, tolerates poor drainage
z5 female
Ilex verticillata - "Jim Dandy' 
Excellent male pollinator with long flowering period and abundant flowers
z5 male
 
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