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Its leaves are not as spiny as the English Holly.
Chinese Holly, Ilex cornuta, is a relatively small plant, reaching 10 feet in height with a six to 10 foot spread. The foliage of these plants is a beautiful, lustrous dark green, complemented by bright red berries that apparently develop without the presence of a male holly.
Japanese Holly, Ilex crenata, is a low growing, round leaf holly that looks very similar to boxwood. These plants have inconspicuous black berries.
The focus of this column is on the red-fruiting English, American and Chinese hollies, their cultivars and some of the hybrids of each group that are available in this area.
Of the English hollies. Ilex aquifolium Balkans is the hardiest.
Balkans holly is an upright growing plant that branches heavily, bearing numerous dark red berries among the smooth, glossy, dark green leaves. Both male and female cultivars of this variety exist.
Ilex aquifolium Ciliata Major is a vigorous, upright growing holly that attains a height of 15-20 feet.
Its new growth is purplish, turning to a dark, bronzegreen as spring progresses. As with all English hollies, it bears a profusion of berries.
One of the most striking hollies is the Variegated English Holly, Ilex aquifolium Argenteamarginata.
Its dark green leaves edged with silver to white make it an outstanding accent shrub or small tree. One of the finest specimens of this plant I have ever seen is at the corner of Waterloo and Smith Streets, in Warrenton. In the early ’70s, the English Holly underwent a revolution, as the so called blue hollies were introduced to horticultural world. Developed and hybridized by Mrs. Kathleen Meserve, an amateur horticulturist.
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