Ilex aquifolium ‘Handsworth New Silver’ Holly Back To List Description: Included in the ‘Argentea Marginata’ group. 'Handsworth New Silver' makes a large, dense, evergreen shrub with dark purple stems and young growth bearing spiny, long, narrow, glossy green leaves, broadly margined with cream. The small white flowers are followed by bright red berries that are toxic to humans, also something to consider with children in the garden. The female varieties need a male partner to pollinate them. Tolerant of most positions but prefers a loamy well drained soil. History: (1850) Received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Ilex Growing Tips: Thrive in almost any well drained soil, in shade or sun. Most are tolerant of urban pollution and coastal conditions. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 2m x 1.5m Attributes Evergreen Leaf colour: Green Flowering month: May Growth rate: SlowS Size: Small Award-winning Can be hard pruned Drought tolerant Fruit for wildlife Prefers acid soil Suitable for hedging Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Ilex aquifolium Holly Versatile, evergreen and hardy. A multi-purpose trees for screens, hedges and as a specimen. Full Details Ilex aquifolium ‘J.C. van Tol’ Holly Dark green shining are almost spineless with red berries. A reliable self fertile fruiting female form. Full Details Ilex aquifolium ‘Aurea Marginata’ Holly Evergreen, small bushy tree with shiny leaves margined with yellow. Height after 10yrs up to 4m Full Details Ilex aquifolium ‘Golden Van Tol’ Holly Evergreen, bushy shrub with an upright habit. The variegated leaves are green with a yellow margin. Full Details
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