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Ilex chengkouensis

Ilex chengkouensis is a small tree in the holly family, native to Sichuan and Chongqing in China. It is rarely cultivated, so most care guidance comes from general holly (Ilex) knowledge.

Family
Aquifoliaceae (Aquifoli family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist while establishing and water during dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
Temperate climate, roughly -10 to 30 °C; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Sichuan, Chongqing)
Climate
temperate

About

Ilex chengkouensis is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to China.

Other Ilex plants

Ilex abscondita · Ilex acutidenticulata · Ilex affinis · Ilex altiplana · Carolina holly · Sarvis holly · Ilex amygdalina · Ilex andicola · Hawai'i holly · Ilex anonoides · English holly · Ilex aracamuniana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ilex chengkouensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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