longstalk holly
Ilex pedunculosa
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size10 to 20 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Longstalk holly (Ilex pedunculosa) is an evergreen shrub for specimen planting, hedges, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a dense shrub. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Greenish white flowers open in spring and early summer and attract bees and birds.
Pairs well with Japanese barberry, Autumn fern, and Big bluestem.
Native range
Japan, China, and Taiwan.