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Iberis 'PINK ICE'™
(candytuft)

Pink Ice™ is a lovely hybrid variety of candytuft with profusion of soft pink flowers atop 10-15 cm tall stems. They last for a long time and new buds appear along the stems when you trim the plant cutting away faded ...


	0.1 - 0.2m	0.3 - 0.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Iberis 'Ib2401' ABSOLUTELY AMETHYST
(candytuft)

ABSOLUTELY AMETHYST candytuft is a beautiful variety with mauve flowers atop upright, sparsely leaved, 15-20 cm tall stems. They come out from May and bloom until late June or early July. If lightly trimmed after flowering ...


	0.1 - 0.2m	0.3 - 0.4m	full sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex 'MARY NELL'
(hybrid holly - female)

Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex corn ...


	3 - 4m	1.5 - 2m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex 'NELLIE R.STEVENS'
(holly - STANDARD TREE)

Nellie R. Stevens holly is one of the most cultivate hardy hollies worldwide simply because it is beautiful and versatile. It is a cross between English holly (ilex aquifolium) and Chinese holly (ilex cornuta). It grows rel ...


	2 - 5m	1.5 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex IMPALA®
(Japanese holly)

This Japanese holly is a unique species formerly known as ilex mutchagara. Its correct Latin name is far too long and a bit complicated to both pronounce and spell, hence its modern trade name IMPALA® holly. ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'ARGENTEA MARGINATA'
(English holly - female - STANDARD TREE)

Argentea Marginata is an eye-catching cultivar of variegated English holly. Its sharply serrated, evergreen leaves are almost identical to those of the species but moreover are decorated with a wide brim of creamy white col ...


	3 - 6m	2 - 3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'HARPUNE'
(common holly)

Harpune is another novelty among English hollies. It is a mutation of another variety called Alaska. The main difference is in the leaves which are not spiny along the margins, but only have a medium sharp tip. They are narrowly elliptic, mid to dark green and very glossy. Harpu ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'INGRAMII'
(English holly - male)

Ingramii is a male English holly variety whose origin I did not manage to find. There are notes about its existence yet before 2000 but it appears to be commercially attractive only from about 2015 or so. It makes heavily ...


	1 - 1.8m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. VAN TOL'
(holly)

J.C.van Tol variety, more than any other holly, is known for making almost spineless leaves when the plant reaches a height of abt. 1m. They are glossy, deep green to olive green on the undersides. It is a female veriety bearing showy, bright red berries that appear abundant ...


	1.5 - 3m		full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'MYRTIFOLIA'
(English holly - male)

Some hollies are not sought-after for their colourful fruits but other features which make them unique and which may highlight your garden with. Myrtifolia holly is a quite rare, male cultivar of common holly. It has deep green, narrow, super glossy leaves that are regularly ...


	1 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex aquifolium 'WHITE CREAM'®
(common holly)

White Cream is a fantastic new variety of holly. It was bred in Germany by Ingo Stührenberg. White Cream is a natural mutation of another English holly called Myrtifolia, hence its spiny margins. The leaves are bright creamy white in the centres, changing through light green t ...


	1 - 2m	1 - 2m	full sun to shade	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex cornuta 'ANICET DELCAMBRE'
(Chinese holly - female)

Anicet Delcambre is a Chinese holly often sold under its alternative English name Needlepoint. Its leaves almost completely lack sharp spines, they are entire with only one tip. The ...


	2 - 3m	1.5 - 2.5m	full sun to shade	6b (down to -21°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'CONVEXA'
(Japanese holly)

Convexa is a variety of Japanese box-leaved holly which is most popular with bonsai growers and is ideal for topiaries. Compared to the species it grows denser and more compact so when pruned or clipped it never leaves an empty hole. The very glossy leaves are mid to dark green, 1-2 cm long, they ar ...


	1.5 - 3m	1.3 - 1.8m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'TWIGGY'
(Japanese holly)

Many people mistake Japanese holly for buxus thanks to its small, evergreen leaves. Twiggy is slightly different. Its leaves are lighter green, very soft green as they emerge and mid green in summer along deep burgundy red ...


	0.3 - 0.6m	0.6 - 1.3m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'Annys5' LUXUS® GLOBE
(Japanese holly)

Japanese hollies with patent names Annys are bred by André van Nijnatten from Zundert in the Netherlands, and by 2021 4 varieties were registered. LUXUS® GLOBE is one of them. Its evergreen leaves are small, broadly el ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex crenata 'Icoprins11' DARK GREEN
(Japanese holly)

DARK GREEN is a Japanese holly variety which says it all in a name. Evergreen, small, oval leaves are very dark green, handsome, and glossy, and appear along deep purple red stems. Being a female variety, it produces profus ...


	1 - 3m	1 - 2m	full sun to shade	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex glabra 'SMNIGAB17' GEMBUX®
(inkberry)

GEMBUX®, in America sold as GEM BOX®, is a true gem among inkberry varieties. It is renowned for extremely dense, rounded habit and slow growth, making it a great substitu ...


	0.5 - 1m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex pedunculosa
(long-stalk holly)

Being addicted to special and rare plants I could not miss this unique holly which comes from the USA and is extremely hard to find in Europe. I cannot figure out why knowing that it proves to be one of the hardiest and at the same time utterly beautiful evergreen plants. ...


	3 - 4m	1.5 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x 'NELLIE R. STEVENS'
(Nellie R. Stevens holly - self-fertile)

Nellie R. Stevens is one of the most widely used hardy hollies worldwide, and at the same time one of the most beautiful. It is a cross between English holly ilex aquifolium and Chinese holly ilex cornuta. It grows relatively fast and can be trained into a gorgeous ...


	1.5 - 4m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x altaclerensis 'BELGICA AUREA'
(Highclare holly - spineless - female)

Belgica Aurea is a variegated version of Highclere holly a sport of Belgica variety, found and introduced by a Dutch nursery Koster & Son in 1908. Originally it w ...


	3 - 5m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x altaclerensis 'CAMELLIIFOLIA'
(Highclere holly)

Camelliifolia is a beautiful and robust plant that is not very new worldwide but has not yet been in wide cultivation in Europe. Which is a pity. It is an elegant and densely leaved, evergreen holly with entire, mostly spineless, elliptic, camellia-li ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x altaclerensis 'GOLDEN KING'
(Highclere holly)

Golden King holly is a beautiful and easy to grow shrub with almost spineless leaves. They are oval to rounded, deep green in the centre and richly varigated yellow at the margins. The colder the weather, the deeper yellow margins. Golden King name, however, is a sort of a screw-up: this p ...


	1 - 2m		full to partial sun	5b (down to -27°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x altaclerensis 'LAWSONIANA'
(Highclere holly)

Lawsoniana is my favourite. It is a female, variegated version of male plant Hendersonii which is just green. The leaves of Lawsoniana are deep green at the margins, grading through light green towards bright yellow centres. They are curled which gives the plant an extraordinary appear ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x koehneana 'CHESTNUT LEAF'
(Koehne holly - female - STANDARD TREE)

Chestnut Leaf is probably the most common variety when you happen to come across a Koehne holly in Europe early 21st century. I am giving this date deliberately in case you are reading this article in 2050 or later, laughin ...


	2 - 6m	1.5 - 3m	full to partial sun	6 (down to -23°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'CASANOVA®'
(blue holly)

We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova® is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in ...


	1.5 - 2.5m		full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'HECKENPRACHT'
(blue holly)

Germany has another novelty among blue hollies. Its name is Heckenpracht and it is a cross between ilex aquifolium Pyramidalis and ilex x meserveae Blue Prince® ...


	1.5 - 2.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'LITTLE STRANGER'
(blue holly)

Little Stranger is a rare, compact growing blue holly variety from Germany. It is an upright, slow growing shrub with evergreen foliage. Leaves are very dark green, narrowly lance-shaped, almost spineless or just gently ser ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'Annys Dwarf' GENTLE
(blue holly)

GENTLE is a small blue holly with evergreen leaves. They are ovate, highly glossy, serrated at margins but non-prickly, deep green in the growing season and deep purple blue during the coldest months. As a male variety it b ...


	0.6 - 0.8m	0.5 - 0.6m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'Hach 1' HECKENBLAU®
(blue holly)

HECKENBLAU® ('Hedge Blue') is another Hecken- variety of so-called blue holly, again from Germany. It is an upright, moderately growing shrub with evergreen foliage. Leaves are dark green, broadly elliptic to almost ro ...


	2 - 3.5m	1 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'Mondo' LITTLE RASCAL®
(blue holly)

Little Rascal® is a beautiful new variety of blue holly, found in US nursery Monrovia in 1996 as a natural mutation of another blue holly called Blue Boy. The plant exhibits unique features, distinctly different ...


	0.5 - 0.6m	0.5 - 1m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae GOLDEN GIRL®
(blue holly)

GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa . Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue ho ...


	1.5 - 4m	1 - 2.5m	full to partial sun	4 (down to -34°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae BLUE MAID®
(blue holly)

Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the ...


	1.5 - 3.5m	1 - 1.8m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'HECKENFEE®'
(blue holly)

Heckenfee® is a new variety of blue holly from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 2000. It is a female variety of its male form Heckenstar. This means that this cross produces berries. Outside Europe it is distributed under trade name Castle Spire™. ...


	2 - 3m	1 - 1.5m	full sun to shade	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Ilex x meserveae 'HECKENSTAR®'
(blue holly)

Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae R ...


	2 - 3m	0.5 - 1.5m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Imperata cylindrica 'RED BARON'
(Cogongrass)

Imperata is a relatively small genus that includes only 11 recognized and named species (as of 2022). It is a paradox that regardless of the low number of species it has so many common names, in English there are at least 13 of them. Its home is S.E. Asia, Micrones ...


	0.4 - 0.6m	0.2 - 0.3m	full to partial sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Incarvillea delavayi 'SNOWTOP'
(hardy gloxinia)

Hardy gloxinia is a beautiful perennial with eye-catching, almost exotic looking flowers which decorates the garden with showy flowers in early summer and attractive leaves until autumn. Tubular, widely trumpet-shaped flowers are now white, yellow throated, and are borne on 10-25 cm long, ...


	0.3 - 0.6m		full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Indigofera heterantha
(Himalayan indigo)

Himalayan indigo is an unusual shrub from, wonder of wonders, Himalayas. Its deciduous, compound leaves are pale green and look like miniature locust leaves. Flowers cannot be compared to anything you normally see growing in Central European gardens. They are pea-like, formed in erect racemes ...


	0.5 - 1.5m	0.5 - 1.5m	full sun	5 (down to -29°C)	for zone 5+6 for zone 7

Indigofera kirilowii
(Kirilow's indigo)

Indigo is a genus of over 700 species from various habitats. The African species indigofera tinctorial was historically the first source of blue dye before lapis lazuli was discovered. Chinese indigo – Kirilow’s indigo ...