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Ilex vomitoria - Yaupon Holly
Family Aquifoliaceae
Botanical Name Ilex vomitoria
Common Name Yaupon Holly
Size Varies greatly among cultivars, species 20-30' tall.
Hardiness Zone 7 - 10
Culture Extremely adaptable to soil most soils.
Ornamental Value Few diseases, dark green foliage, orange to scarlet fruit.
Landscape Use For foundation plantings, hedges, screens, barriers, topiaries and specimens.
Key Identifying Characteristics Leaves are alternate, simple, evergreen, narrowly ovate, 1/2 - 1 1/2" long; gray stems.
Notable Cultivars 'Nana' , 'Shillings Dwarf', 'Pendula'
Campus Location Ag: Ellington
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