HOLLY (ILEX CEN X AQUIF) `CENTENNIAL GIRL` - In Store Pickup

HOLLY (Ilex Cen x Aquif) 'Centennial Girl' 

‘Centennial Girl’ is a pyramidal, female, evergreen holly with matte green evergreen foliage and an abundant supply of bright red fruits that ripen in fall and persist throughout winter. It typically matures to 12-15′ tall and to 5-8′ wide. It is the result of a cross between Ilex centrochinensis and Ilex aquifolium. ‘Centennial Girl’ features spiny, ovate to oblong-elliptic leaves (to 2″ long and 1″ wide) with satiny surfaces, sinuate margins, acuminate apexes and cuneate bases. Nine to 14 spines per leaf. Greenish-white flowers (in small clusters) appear in May and are generally inconspicuous. Pollinated flowers give way to an often abundant crop of rounded berries (each to 1/3″) which mature to bright red in fall and remain on the plant throughout winter. 

Common name    Holly
Botanical name    Ilex 'Centennial Girl'
Plant type    Broadleaf Evergreen
Family    Aquifoliaceae
Hardiness zone    5 - 9
Water    Medium
Maintenance    Medium
Flower color    Greenish-White
Flowering period    May
Height    12 - 15 Ft.
Width    5 - 8 Ft.

Care and Maintenance

Easily grown in average, moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Part afternoon shade is best in hot summer climates. Best sited in sheltered locations with protection from cold winter winds in the northern parts of its growing range.

‘Centennial Girl’ is a female clone that needs a male pollinator in order to set fruit (male blue hollies work well).