10 Ilex aquifolium Seeds - Christmas Holly, English Holly Shrub or Small Tree Seeds + GET FREE SEEDS
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Common Names: Christmas Holly, English Holly, European Holly, Common Holly or Holly This tall, pyramidal, evergreen tree may also be grown as a large shrub. Its evergreen, spiny foliage is leathery and glossy. Insignificant, though fragrant, flowers bloom in spring followed by red drupes that attract birds. Ilex aquifolium is the most widely grown holly but there are 500 to 600 other species worldwide. English holly is a hardy tree or shrub, capable of surviving in most conditions, except where it is extremely wet.
It is dioecious, meaning it has separate male and female plants. It is slow growing, so needs little maintenance, its dense form and Holly is also a very popular choice as a bonsai subject, requiring little effort once established.
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Its distinctive spiny leaves deter grazing animals and protect birds 
from predators as they feed on its bright red berries. 
Holly is an ideal hedging plant for 
many reasons.
prickly leaves are a good intruder deterrent, its berries on pollinated female plants provide food for native birds throughout the winter and it can be trimmed into a superb formal decorative hedge which provides an excellent windbreak and 
is also pollution resistant. 
