Maryland Spreader American Holly – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b  Find Your Zone 

Plant Type:  Evergreen Shrub 

Flower Color:  White

Flower Size:  Small

Flowering Period:  Spring

Flower Type:  NA

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  Yes, needs male pollinator, ‘Jersey Knight’ is a good one

Berry Color:  Red

Attracts:  

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures to -30F, Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect

Unlike taller growing evergreen American hollies, the Maryland Spreader is a highly attractive Ilex opaca female selection with a unique, low and spreading habit and naturally mounding form. Slowly forming a wide mound to 3 feet tall and 6 to 10 feet wide, it features attractive dark green minimally-spiny leaves and abundant clusters of brilliant red berries from fall through winter with a male pollinator such as ‘Jersey Knight’ Holly. Highly adaptable and exceptionally low maintenance, not to mention one of the prettiest hollies you’ll ever grow, this cold and heat tolerant shrub will grow in constantly moist to dry soils and full sun or shade. So there’s no excuse to not add this beauty to your landscape:-)

Growing 3 feet tall and 6 to 10 wide, the Maryland Spreader Holly is ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings, or as a natural hedge in sunny or shady landscape or woodland borders and home foundation plantings. We reall6y love this one in a woodland setting. Responds well to shearing for size control. Also suitable for growing in medium to large pots, planters and other containers of 18 inches or more in diameter.

Suggested Spacing:  5 feet apart for solid hedge; 15 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

The Maryland Spreader Holly is exceptionally easy to grow North American native that will thrive in most any moist to dry soil of average fertility and full sun or shade. When provided room to grow it will require little if any pruning, however can be pruned for size control and shaping purposes. Very drought tolerant when established but will also tolerate constantly moist to boggy soils. 

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