Category Archives: Aquifoliaceae

BOTANICAL NAME:            Ilex aquifolium          FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae COMMON NAME(S):           English Holly   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  6-7 Sunset:  4-9, 14-24   FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, glossy, wavy  leaf ,margin (aquifolium), spines on leaf margins, 2″ plus long, 1/2 as wide, dark green, thick, leathery, … Continue reading →

BOTANICAL NAME:                                    Ilex crenata                FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae COMMON NAME(S):           Japanese Holly   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-6 (8) Sunset:  2-9,  14-24     FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, narrow apex finely toothed, 1/2- 1″ long, shiny green, lighter green beneath, medium green new growth, unscented … Continue reading →

BOTANICAL NAME:            Ilex crenata ‘Convexa‘ FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae   COMMON NAME(S):           Convex-leaved Japanese Holly   HARDINESS/ZONE:           USDA:  5-6 (8) Sunset:  2-9, 14-24     FOLIAGE:                                                      alternate, simple, 1/2″ long, cupped downward, convex leaf margins, finely toothed at apex, shiny green, lighter … Continue reading →