Rotunda Holly Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda'

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Ilex

  Species:

  cornuta

  Family:

  Aquifoliaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Woody

  Recommended Propagation Strategy:

  Stem Cutting

  Wildlife Value:

  Fruits are attractive to birds. Flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.

  Play Value:

  Wildlife Food Source

  Dimensions:

  Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Shrub

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Broadleaf Evergreen

  Habit/Form:

  Dense

  Mounding

  Rounded

  Spreading

  Maintenance:

  Medium

  Texture:

  Coarse

  Appendage:

  Spines

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Soil pH:

  Alkaline (>8.0)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Available Space To Plant:

  3 feet-6 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Red/Burgundy

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Winter

  Fruit Type:

  Berry

  Drupe

  Fruit Length:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  Typically lacking in fruit, but occasionally red berries are present.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

  Flower Size:

  < 1 inch

  Flower Description:

  Inconspicuous

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Broadleaf Evergreen

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Feel:

  Glossy

  Prickly

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Leaf Shape:

  Oblong

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  1-3 inches

  Leaf Width:

  < 1 inch

  Leaf Description:

  Leaves are glossy dark-green in color, rectangular shaped, and have five sharp spines per leaf. The leaf apex is bent downward and spinose. The apex terminates in a spine. There is typically spine at each corner of the rectangle, plus one or two on the middle of the leaf that curves downward. The leaf arrangement is alternate, and the leaves are simple, evergreen, stipule, and minute.

• Bark:

  Bark Color:

  Light Gray

  Surface/Attachment:

  Smooth

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Green

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Description:

  Stems are greenish/yellow in color.

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Coastal

  Lawn

  Slope/Bank

  Landscape Theme:

  Pollinator Garden

  Design Feature:

  Accent

  Barrier

  Border

  Foundation Planting

  Mass Planting

  Small groups

  Attracts:

  Bees

  Pollinators

  Songbirds

  Specialized Bees

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Deer

  Salt

  Problems:

  Spines/Thorns