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Longstalk Holly

Ilex pedunculosa

Longstalk Holly
Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0

Longstalk holly is a lanky, shrubby evergreen tree or shrub from China, Taiwan and Japan, grown for its red berries on long stalks. It is cold hardy, so it suits temperate gardens with good drainage and regular moisture.

Family
Aquifoliaceae (Aquifoli family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist while establishing, then water during dry spells.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic loam.
Temperature
Hardy to about -28 °C (USDA zone 5a); protect young plants from harsh winter wind.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. & S. China, C. & S. Japan, Taiwan
Climate
temperate

About

Ilex pedunculosa, called longstalk holly, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ilex, native to central and southern China, Taiwan, and Japan. A lanky shrub or shrubby tree typically reaching 5 m (16 ft) in the garden, it is quite cold hardy (to USDA zone 5a). It gets its specific epithet and common name from its long peduncle (the stalk from which the berry depends). The red berries are relished by birds. It is deer resistant.

Other Ilex plants

English holly · Dahoon · Ilex chapaensis · Ilex chinensis · Large gallberry · Japanese holly · Marsh Holly · Possumhaw · Inkberry · Guayusa · Elegance female holly · Ilex kaushue

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ilex pedunculosa 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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