Needlepoint Chinese holly
Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 20 feet tall10 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Needlepoint' Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, specimen planting, and foundation beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows fast and forms a dense evergreen shape, and bees and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Beautyberry, Mondo grass, and Red spider lily.