Holly shrubs and trees are truly iconic plants.
Here are 5 common types of holly shrubs for your landscape.
It can occasionally grow to 15-feet.
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To ensure berry production, provide a ‘Blue Prince’ as a pollinator.
Unlike ‘Blue Princess’, this bush bears black-colored berries.
Also, like ‘Hetz’, it bears tiny leaves and black-colored berries.
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But the similarities end there.
It can grow 10 feet high, with a spread of only 2 to 3 feet.
This species has an upright, rounded form, growing to as much as 8 feet tall.
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The leaves have the familiar glossy dark green color, but without the sharp teeth found on most hollies.
It is known for having very good performance in damp, wet locations.
It suckers rather profusely, but cultivars such as ‘Shamrock’ are better behaved in this regard.
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This deciduous form of holly is grown almost exclusively for its display of red berries.
Winterberry is at its prettiest after it has lost its leaves.
This holly grows 3 to 15 feet tall, with the dark-green toothed leaves common to hollies.
The Spruce / David Beaulieu
This species has an even greater tendency to sucker and spread than most hollies.
It has a variety of landscape uses but is most often massed or used to attract birds.
It is also a common shrub to use in rain gardens.
The Spruce / David Beaulieu
Desimone, Kate.Mistletoe And Holly.Penn State Extension, 2019.
