BOTANICAL NAME:  Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’

COMMON NAME: “Nellie Stevens Holly”

ATTRACTS:  Birds

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME:

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:   Full to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 15 to 25 feet

WIDTH: 8 to 12 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Rich, acidic, well-drained soil

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Attracts pollinators

Deer resistant

Drought tolerant

HARDINESS ZONES: 6-9

Nellie Stevens Holly with a dense, columnar form. It has glossy, dark green leaves that have spiny margins and produces an abundance of red berries in the Fall that ripen throughout the Winter. Often used in borders, hedges or alone as a specimen/accent plant.