Ilex integra × latifolia ‘Screen Play’ PP27524 ~ Screen Play Holly steward-bats Red Empress has excellent disease

Red Empress has excellent disease resistance and is self-cleaning

The foliage stays deep green and heavy perfusion of white flowers bloom on the large panicles from summer until fall

The bark is reddish-brown and becomes scaly with age

Spread:  6’ - 8'

Ilex integra × latifolia ‘Screen Play’ PP27524 ~ Screen Play Holly steward-bats Red Empress has excellent diseaseScreen Play Holly is a new hybrid of the evergreen shrub with a dense columnar habit. The large spineless but finely serrated foliage emerges bright green tinged with bronze before maturing to a glossy dark green. If pollinated a crop of deep red berries will ripen in fall and persist in winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Drought tolerant once