SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ilex vomitoria 'Stoke's Dwarf'

COMMON NAME: Stoke's Dwarf Yaupon Holly (male)

GARDEN SIZE: 2-3 ft. tall x 4 ft. wide

GROWTH RATE: Slow

USDA ZONE: 7-11

EXPOSURE: Full Sun to Part Sun

WATER & SOIL: Tolerates a variety of moisture levels and well-drained soil types once established. Can withstand some drought and flooding once established.

HABIT (FORM): Tidy, dwarf spreading mound

FOLIAGE: Evergreen; small, glossy, dark green leaves

BLOOMS: Inconspicuous flowers in the spring

FRUIT: Does not produce berries, but can pollinate female varieties such as Hightower, Kathy Ann Batson, Nana, Pendula, Pride of Houston, Scarlet’s Peak, and Taylor’s Rudolph.

CARE: Use an acid-loving plant fertilizer in the late winter or early spring before the first flush of growth. Prune annually right after blooming if shaping is desired. Blooms on old growth.