Small, axillary, greenish-white flowers bloom from april to june. Like most others in the holly genus, american holly is dioecious. Pistillate flowers emerge in small clusters from one plant, while …

Voted the 2003 holly of the year by the holly society of america, the leaves have a distinctive tortoise shape and are typically 3” long and 2” wide. This particular cultivar was found as a volunteer seedling … Along the west coast of north america, from california to british columbia, english holly (ilex aquifolium), which is grown commercially, is quickly spreading into native forest habitat, where it …