Ilex cornuta includes several cultivars that are very popular landscaping plants. Burford holly is a large shrub, up to 20 feet, that produces abundant red berries among the leathery dark green ...

It’s hard to imagine the winter holidays without holly and its shiny green leaves and cheery red berries. The use of holly as decoration has its origin in pagan culture but was readily adopted ...

The glossy "holly-shaped" leaves and ruby red berries of English holly have brought a bough of cheer into a multitude of homes. ... With more than 400 species of fruit-bearing trees and shrubs, ...

People often recognize the classic Christmas holly with red berries and glossy, spiny leaves. But there are many other types. Everything You Need to Know About Planting + Caring For Holly Bushes ...

QUESTION: A few years ago, I bought some holly bushes with nice red berries on them. Unfortunately, they have never produced berries again. What could be the reason? ANSWER: Hollies are dioecious ...

And red holly berries further enhance the joy of a winter scene. But there are male and female holly shrubs. Only the girl shrubs produce the pretty red berries.

Fall weather is always a treat because some of the plants that provide summer backgrounds step up and show off their stuff. Skip to ... View full weather report. Southern Gardening: Bushes with red ...

Dear Roger: I want to grow a windbreak and hedge from holly berries but don't have much luck with them. I assume the berries’ seeds are viable because two plants have voluntarily grown. But none ...

Holly Plants Are Associated With Fertility and Life: The red berries of the holly plant symbolize the vitality of life. The plant’s evergreen nature, ...

This plant is dioecious; there are male and female plants. If you don’t have both, you don’t get flowers or berries. One male plant can fertilize several female ones — ideally when located ...

Therefore, only female holly bushes will produce berries. Males do not. In the home landscape, however, knowing how to tell the difference between a male and female holly bush is important.

Just one sprig of holly with its glossy, serrated leaves and red berries can transport an arrangement from “any day” to “holiday.” ... consider swapping out holly for other festive plants.