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Ilex aquifolium 'Flavescens'
£14.95
(Yellow-leaved English Holly) A striking holly, Ilex aquifolium 'Flavescens' grows to be a medium sized to large, pyramidal, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves suffused with vibrant canary-yellow and golden variegation.
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A striking holly, Ilex aquifolium 'Flavescens' grows to be a medium sized to large, pyramidal, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves suffused with vibrant canary-yellow and golden variegation. In this winter time the leaves can also be tinged plum purple after a frost although they revert back to their standard colour later in the year.
A superb standalone specimen shrub which can be grown in a large container if required or may also be planted in numbers to give colourful screening once established.
- Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
- Soil: Fertile soil.
- Hardiness: Hardy.
- Flowering Period: May - June.
- Rate of Growth: Slow to moderate.
- Habit: Large shrub with a densely branching, cone-like habit once established.
- Height: 4.5 m (15 ft).
- Spread: 3 m (10 ft).
- Notes: Ilex aquifolium 'Flavescens' is a female form, and requires a nearby male holly (such as Ilex 'Blue Prince' nearby to fruit well).
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Data sheet
- How Much Sun
- Full Sun, Light Shade
- Eventual Size
- Shrub - Large, Shrub - Medium
- Growing Conditions
- Soil: Not Fussy, Soil: Acid, Soil: Alkaline, Site: Coastal Areas, Soil: Dry/Sandy
- Special Features
- Evergreen, Foliage - Gold/Yellow, Suitable for Containers, Screening/Hedge
(Yellow-leaved English Holly) A striking holly, Ilex aquifolium 'Flavescens' grows to be a medium sized to large, pyramidal, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves suffused with vibrant canary-yellow and golden variegation.