Needlepoint Holly Bush
Needlepoint is a chinese holly.
Needlepoint holly bush. It is a self pollinating holly ilex cornuta meaning no male and female plants necessary. Pruning is not necessary but if desired can be pruned in the winter. Heat and drought tolerant. The margin is smooth but at the end is a single sharp spine which gives the plant its name.
This is an excellent holly that has many uses in gardens. The narrow leaves have a slight twist and spineless margins. This holly bush requires full sun to partial shade to thrive. Holly dwarf yaupon shrub.
Gerbing flowering shrub with white blooms. The chinese hollies are dioecious with small white green flowers in the late spring and early summer. Needlepoint differs slightly from other chinese hollies with the slightly narrow twisted leaves. Amendments to make the soil more acidic can be included.
Azalea midnite flare flowering shrub with red blooms. A dense rounded multi stemmed large shrub that can be trained as a small tree valued for its lustrous dark green foliage and abundance of ornamental red berries. Ilex cornuta needlepoint needlepoint holly print plant details previous plant next plant ilex cornuta needlepoint needlepoint holly. The needlepoint holly is great for framing the entrance of your home or driveway.
Avoid planting near spaces where these spines could easily prick someone but of course when turned into a hedge you have something that. The beautiful bright red berries appear right before christmas providing food for birds. Tough tall evergreen ideal for the shrub border or as hedge. Plant a group of 3 at the corner of your yard for an upscale look.
The needlepoint holly makes an outstanding privacy screen. Plant needlepoint holly in soil with good drainage. The leaves are smooth and glossy narrow and up to 2 5 inches long. Home plant catalog needlepoint chinese holly.
Needlepoint chinese holly ilex cornuta needlepoint sku 0749. Holly ilex is a family of low maintenance evergreen and deciduous plants that range from 12 inch shrubs to trees measuring up to 50 feet. Needlepoint holly care. Instructions for planting caring for a holly bush.
At full maturity the needlepoint holly size can grow up to 10 15 feet tall and 5 10 feet wide. For an informal hedge space plants at least 12 feet apart on center. This holly functions as a solid anchor for the corners of your home. Appearance of needlepoint holly bushes.
The needlepoint holly growth rate is up to 3 feet tall per year it grows very rapidly. Mulch and water well until established.