Plant: Mary Nell - Holly
Holly · Ilex 'Mary Nell'
Size: 15 gal
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More about this plant
Mary Nell is a dense, erect, pyramidal evergreen holly bred at Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama from Ilex cornuta, Ilex pernyi and Ilex latifolia. It reaches 15 to 25 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide, carrying large glossy green leaves with short marginal spines and numerous bright red berries that persist through winter and feed birds. It grows in full sun to partial shade in acid to neutral soil with good drainage, needs little maintenance, and suits a specimen, a hedge or a foundation planting.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 25 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
Mary Nell is a dense, erect, pyramidal evergreen holly bred at Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama from Ilex cornuta, Ilex pernyi and Ilex latifolia. It reaches 15 to 25 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide, carrying large glossy green leaves with short marginal spines and numerous bright red berries that persist through winter and feed birds. It grows in full sun to partial shade in acid to neutral soil with good drainage, needs little maintenance, and suits a specimen, a hedge or a foundation planting.
- Flowers
- Small white flowers in spring.
- Foliage
- Large glossy green leaves with short spines along the margins.
- Fruit
- Numerous bright red berries persist through winter and are attractive to wildlife.
- Native range
- Developed by Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama; a hybrid of Ilex cornuta, Ilex pernyi and Ilex latifolia
