Yaupon Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph'
Other plants called Yaupon:
- Phonetic Spelling
- EYE-leks vom-ih-TOR-ee-uh
- Description
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Taylor's Rudolph Yaupon Holly is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form that fills out down to the ground. It is a low-growing dwarf with a fine texture, plenty of red berries in fall and glossy dark green leaves all year long. Being a female variety, it requires a male selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit such as ‘Schilling’s Dwarf’, Possomhaw or American Holly.
It is adaptable to a wide range of soil types and is drought tolerant once established but tolerates temporary wet conditions. It does best in full sun to partial shade and is salt tolerant but will not do well in urban pollution settings as parking lots. It is a slow to moderate grower.
The spring flowers are not ornamental significant but attract pollinators. In the fall and winter, the birds enjoy the berries.
It can be used as a formal hedge, a specimen or as a foundation plant. It can also be grown in containers. Prune in winter if needed.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ilex
- Species:
- vomitoria
- Family:
- Aquifoliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- North America
- Wildlife Value:
- Berries are enjoyed by birds. Deer resistant.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Mounding
- Multi-stemmed
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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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:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Winter
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- 1/4 inch Glossy, bright red drupes have 4 seeds each which are dispersed by birds.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Insignificant
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Description:
- Not ornamentally significant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- 1.5 inch long and 3/4-inch wide oval, glossy, dark green leaves that emerge with a purple tinge. Margins are crenate or serrate and have a rounded base and prominent, pinnate venation.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Salt
