Position – Full sun or part shade
Soil – Moist but well-drained
Flowering Period –Spring/summer, berries in autumn/winter
Hardiness – Fully Hardy
Ilex are best planted in a moist but well-drained soil of sand, clay, chalk and loam within an acidic, alkaline or neutral PH balance. They are best positioned in an area of full sun or part shade. Ilex are suit a variety of garden styles and are a winter garden staple. If you wish to see berries on your female plant, you will need to make sure a male plant is planted nearby.
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Sit an appropriate area that will accommodate the mature size of your shrubs, digging a hole that is the same depth and twice the width of the root ball. Once planted water deeply and thoroughly to settle the soil into place.
Prune annually in autumn which will shape your shrub/tree to a desired structure. Water carefully during the first year of growth, making sure the soil is kept moist but not overwatered. Protect any new growth from wildlife such as rabbits and deer.
It is possible to propagate Ilex by seed or by semi-hardwood cuttings.
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