Ilex cornuta Berries living sculptures

living sculptures

often followed by a second flowering in mid-summer

Clusters of white flowers appear in spring and are followed in autumn by small amber berries that will decorate the tree well after the leaves have fallen

White flowers borne in 30cm tall panicles in mid-summer

single flowers decorate the tree in mid-spring

Ilex cornuta Berries living sculpturesA dense, slow growing but reliable evergreen species, rarely 2. 4m high. Glossy leaves of a peculiar rectangular form with three small spikes on the ends. Fragrant inconspicuous flowers in spring on female plants followed by large red fruits if pollinated. Grows well in partial shade as well as sun. Heat and drought tolerant. H6