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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Partial Sun - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Soil
Moist sands, loams or clays. Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay, Caliche type
Heat Tolerant
yes
Cold Tolerant
yes
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May
Plant Type
Shrubs, Shrub, Tree, Native Plant
Lifespan
Woody, Perennial
Plant Height
12-36 ft.
Flower
The whitish flowers of both male and female Possumhaw holly are relatively inconspicuous. Pollinated female flowers give way to orange-red berries which ripen in September and persist throughout the winter until mid-March when new growth begins. Flower blooms from April to May.
Fruit
Pollinated female flowers give way to orange-red berries which ripen in September and persist throughout the winter., Red, Orange
Benefits
Ornamental
Understory tree, Fruits ornamental, Accent tree or shrub
Attracts
Birds
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Taxonomy
Order
Aquifoliales
Family
Aquifoliaceae
Genus
Ilex
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