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Burford Holly
Ilex cornuta
Burford Holly is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-9, that matures to about 8-15 ft × 8-15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts bees, pollinators and songbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 7-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8-15 ft × 8-15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Pollution
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Eastern China, Korea
Freeze survival
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