Plant: Dwarf Burford - Holly
Holly · Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Dwarf Burford is a compact evergreen shrub reaching 6 to 8 feet tall and wide, resembling Burfordii but smaller and denser. Its glossy leathery elliptic to oblong leaves carry a single spine at the tip, and fragrant but inconspicuous white flowers open in May. It is a parthenocarpic female clone, so it sets great quantities of bright red globose berries without a pollinator and holds them through winter for birds. Grow it in full sun to partial shade on well drained acid to neutral soil; it resists deer, drought and heat. Use it as an accent, barrier, foundation shrub, hedge or screen.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 8 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Dwarf Burford is a compact evergreen shrub reaching 6 to 8 feet tall and wide, resembling Burfordii but smaller and denser. Its glossy leathery elliptic to oblong leaves carry a single spine at the tip, and fragrant but inconspicuous white flowers open in May. It is a parthenocarpic female clone, so it sets great quantities of bright red globose berries without a pollinator and holds them through winter for birds. Grow it in full sun to partial shade on well drained acid to neutral soil; it resists deer, drought and heat. Use it as an accent, barrier, foundation shrub, hedge or screen.
- Flowers
- Fragrant but inconspicuous white flowers appear in May on dioecious plants.
- Foliage
- Unusually shaped elliptic to oblong leaves up to two inches long with a single spine at the apex.
- Fruit
- Bright red globose berries are produced in great quantities without pollination and are retained through winter.
- Native range
- Eastern China, Korea
