Miss Helen American holly
Ilex opaca 'Miss Helen'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size15 to 25 feet tallup to 18 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Miss Helen' American holly (Ilex opaca 'Miss Helen') is a tree 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 wet, loamy or clay soil. It grows slowly into a conical evergreen and tolerates salt. The fragrant greenish-white flowers attract bees, butterflies, and birds. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Spicebush, Switchgrass, Oakleaf hydrangea, and Sedge.