Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia
myrtle-leaf holly
Aquifoliaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
6-25 ft.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
yellow, red
Phenology:
Evergreen shrub to small tree. Blooms in springs. Red to yellow fruits ripen in fall and persist into winter.
Noted For:
Showy Fruits
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Good winter interest in a wetland setting. Would make a good wet-site hedge
Considerations:
It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in the vicinity to produce berries on the females.
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Bees pollinate flowers.
Fruits are eaten by birds.
Native Habitats:
Wet-moist sites. Typically found in shallow wetland areas.
