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Grown In The UK.
Established 1987.
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Holly plants are the ideal choice for adding colour to a shady spot in your garden. These wonderful shrubs will thrive in the shadiest of conditions which is why you often see them living as an understory species in woodlands around the UK. The glossy green leaves will still keep their lustrous shine and vivid colouring in a shady spot and the female varieties will produce shiny red berries. Ilex has long since been associated with the festive winter period, even before it became associated with Christianity, and its pretty red berries and glossy leaves have been used to make wreathes for centuries. Pagans used to use the holly leaves to protect their house from witchcraft and goblins and believed it had properties to protect their house from evil. The wood of the tree also had many uses in the past and its hard, white wood was made into chess pieces (with ebony being used for the dark pieces). Interestingly, holly has a mutually dependent relationship with birds; the birds find refuge from predators when they hide between the spiny leaves, they also eat the berries as a source of winter food, and in turn the birds disperse the seeds away from the parent bush.
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Ilex Argentea Marginata
Female Holly
Common Name: HollyLatin Name: Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'Soil: Most soil types.Position: Full sun, part shade, shade,Hardiness: Frost hardy down to -18cEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 4mSpecial features: Evergreen holly with glossy green leaves with creamy white fringes.Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' has large prickly leaves with a cream-white fringe and very prickly teeth edges. Long lasting red berries appear in the autumn when pollinated by a male holly which attract a lot wildlife especially in winter.This Holly is perfect for screening/hedging or can be grown as a specimen plant.
Ilex Handsworth New Silver
Common Name: Handsworth New Silver HollyLatin Name: Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver'Soil: Most soil types.Position: Full sun, part shade, shade.Hardiness: Frost hardy down to -18cEventual Height/Spread: 4-8 metresSpecial features: Elliptic leaves up to 9cm in length, small white flowers followed by bright red berries. Ilex aquifolium 'Handsworth New Silver' is part of the Aquifoliaceae family, similar to other female hollies it produces berries in Autumn providing it is pollinated by a male. This holly is is one of the more compact/dense variety's available but does still reach a height 8m. The berries are toxic to humans and should not be consumed also something to consider with children in the garden
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