SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ilex vomitoria Condeaux or 'Bordeaux'®

COMMON NAME: Yaupon Holly

GARDEN SIZE: 3 ft. x 3 ft.

USDA ZONE: 7-9

EXPOSURE: Full Sun to Part Shade

WATER & SOIL: Average moisture and well-drained soil

HABIT (FORM): Round, compact shrub

FOLIAGE: Evergreen; Small, dark greyish-green leaves turn a burgundy-red in winter

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.