Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Golden King’ Holly Back To List Description: Despite its name, 'Golden King' is in fact a female holly that makes a compact, conical, evergreen shrub, and bears broad, ovate, slightly spiny leaves that are dark green and margined yellow. Produces small white flowers followed by pretty red berries in the autumn/winter, although the crop will be more abundant with a male nearby. History: Ilex 'Golden King' is a sport from Ilex x altaclarensis Hendersonii which occurred at Lawson nursery in Scotland shortly before 1876. 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): 3m x 2m Attributes Evergreen Flowering month: MayS Size: Small Leaf colour: Yellow / Green Award-winning Open space planting 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 aquilifolium ‘Nellie R Stevens’ Holly Glossy green leaves with spines. Heavy crop of red to orange berries. Tiny white flowers in spring. 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 Ilex aquifolium ‘Limsi’ Holly Strong grower of pyramidal habit. Dark green leaves, heavy crops of fruit. Height after 10 years up to 4m. Full Details Ilex aquilifolium ‘Pyramidalis’ Holly A handsome, self fertile, free fruiting clone with green stems and bright green spined leaves. Full Details
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