Ilex opaca x 'HL10-90' ~ Christmas Jewel® Holly asian-zen Bloom Color: Pink

Bloom Color:  Pink

IMAGE: Forest & Kim Starr

The foliage is eaten by several types of moth callipiters and the seeds are eaten by songbirds

Produces small creamy white flowers in spring which give way to small black drupes into winter

Ilex opaca x 'HL10-90' ~ Christmas Jewel® Holly asian-zen Bloom Color: PinkChristmas Jewel Holly is a small upright evergreen shrub with a dense pyramidal habit and narrow dark green foliage spines that are blunted. Female plants produce abundant apple red berries without the need of a pollinator that color fully by mid winter and persist into summer. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Asexual reproduction prohibited. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America; GA Native Height: 6' 10' Spread: 3 6'