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Schillings Dwarf Holly
illex vomitoria ‘schillings dwarf’
Dwarf Schillings Holly, also known as a Dwarf Yaupon Holly, is a very versatile compact, low growing and naturally
mounding shrub. It makes a great choice for low, formal
hedges, foundation plantings or as a tall ground cover.
This evergreen has small, dark green leaves that have a reddish cast when they are young. Clusters of small white flowers appear on the plant each spring but they tend to not be
very showy. Due to its slow growth rate, it may require a
little patience to get it to the size you would like it to be but
its low maintenance habit makes it worth the wait.
Once established, Schilling Dwarf Holly is drought and salt
tolerant, making it ideal for seaside plantings. It grows well
in sun or light shade and in dry and wet soils. Dwarf Schillings can reach sizes of four to six feet high by six to ten feet
wide but is easily maintained as low as two to three feet
with infrequent pruning. Older plants grow taller and can
become quite wide as roots produce sprouts at the edge of
the canopy.
3g Schillings Dwarf Holly
Schilling Holly Dwarf Leaves
Schilling Holly Dwarf Flowers
Schillings Dwarf Holly
illex vomitoria ‘schillings dwarf’
Native Origin:
Florida
Common Names:
Schillings Dwarf Holly, Dwarf Youpon Holly, Schilling
Description:
Hardy Range: 7 - 10
Mature Height: 4 - 6’
Mature Spread: 6 - 10’
Growth Rate: Slow
Growth Habit: Round
Ornamental Characteristics:
Schillings Dwarf Holly has dense evergreen foliage and very
symmetrical rounded compact habit. Its small, shiny, oval
leaves have fine toothed edges and are bright green to
gray-green. In spring it offers inconspicuous fragrant white
flowers. This is a male cultivar, so it is not fruit producing.
Environment:
Soil: Extended flooding; acidic; slightly alkaline; sand;
loam; clay
Salt: Moderate
Exposure: Partial shade, partial sun
partial shade
salt tolerant
evergreen
Schillings Dwarf Holly in the landscape
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