Nellie R. Stevens Holly
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Pronunciation: I-leks
SKU #04530
| Description | One of the most attractive of all hollies! Vigorous growing with a broad pyramidal tree-like form, dense branching, and lustrous, dark green, leathery foliage. An excellent hedge, screen, or specimen. Produces large, bright orange-red berries without a male pollenizer; plant with a male Chinese Holly (Ilex cornuta) for increased berry set. Evergreen. |
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| Light | Filtered sun, Full sun, Partial shade, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Inconspicuous |
| Mature Size | Quickly reaches 15 to 25 ft. tall, 10 to 15 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
| Landscape Use | Barrier, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
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| Design Ideas | A vigorous grower, this Holly's huge proportions place it in the tree category, either shaped into a spreading semi-formal canopy or encouraged to grow vertical as a specimen. Line up several for a durable evergreen windbreak. Both prickly and dense, it's a security barrier and privacy screen. Produces berries if provided a male Chinese Holly. |
| Flower Color | Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | Lily of the Valley (Pieris); Magnolia (Magnolia); Rhododendron (Rhododendron); Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Mountain Laurel (Kalmia) |
| Care | Easily grown in organically rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil, but highly adaptable; avoid heavy, wet soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Tolerates mild drought, when established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer in spring. Prune annually to shape. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
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