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Liberty™ Holly*

Ilex 'Conty'

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Liberty Holly (Ilex 'Conty') at Pender Pines Garden Center

Liberty™ Holly fruit

Liberty™ Holly fruit

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Liberty Holly (Ilex 'Conty') at Pender Pines Garden Center

Liberty™ Holly

Liberty™ Holly

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Liberty Holly (Ilex 'Conty') at Pender Pines Garden Center

Liberty™ Holly foliage

Liberty™ Holly foliage

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

Height:  8 feet

Spread:  6 feet

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  5b

Description:

This dense evergreen shrub has splendid, dark green, glossy leaves that are deeply serrated; abundant red fruit in winter make this a great addition to the landscape; makes an excellent hedge

Ornamental Features

Liberty™ Holly is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features an abundance of magnificent red berries in late fall. It has attractive dark green evergreen foliage which emerges light green in spring. The spiny oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Liberty™ Holly is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting birds and bees to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Liberty™ Holly is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Planting & Growing

Liberty™ Holly will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 

* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight Soil pH Preference
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Screening  Naturalizing 
Applications
Fruit  Foliage Color  Plant Form  Winter Value  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features