Ilex aquifolium 'Broad-Leaved Silver'

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Time to Maturity
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Botanical Details

Family
Aquifoliaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Ilex can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees with often spiny leaves, small white flowers (male and female usually on separate plants) and, on female plants, showy berries in autumn
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Easy to grow in well-drained soil in a sunny or part-shaded position

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pruning

See pruning group 1

Pests

May be susceptible to holly leaf blight, aphids, scale insects and holly miner

Diseases

May be susceptible to Phytophthora root rot