Scientific Name | Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint' |
Common Name | Needlepoint Holly |
Hardiness Zone | 7 to 9 |
Size | 6 to 10' tall - 6' wide - can be as tall as 15' |
Growth Rate | Slow to moderate |
Exposure | Sun to part shade |
Group | Shrub - Evergreen |
Characteristics | 2 to 2.5" long narrow leaves with a single terminal spine. Slight twist. Not as bullate as Burfordi.
Lustrous dark green. Produces a good amount of fruit - bright red. |
Landscape Uses | Dirr considers this to be one of the best cultivars for screening, massing and grouping. Similar to Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' in its landscape use. |
History | Same as the cultivars 'Anicet Delcambre' and 'Willowleaf'. |
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Photo credit: Lisa J. Miner