#7 Ilex vom Schillings Dwarf/ Yaupon Holly (male) Native (TN)

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ilex vomitoria ‘Schillings Dwarf'

COMMON NAME: Schillings Dwarf Yaupon Holly (male)

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

GROWTH RATE: Slow

USDA ZONE: 7-10

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): Dwarf rounded shrub

FOLIAGE: Evergreen; Small, dark greyish-green leaves with a reddish cast when they are young

BLOOMS: Inconspicuous white 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.