Product Description
*Schilling Holly 3 Gallon is Spring 2021 Pre-Order Only – 3 Gallon Ships in Spring Once Available*
The Schilling Holly plant, also known as the Dwarf Yaupon Holly Shrub, is a favorite among gardeners. Ilex Schilling is used as a small hedge, border plant, or foundation plant due to the dense rounded form it maintains. It gives off the impression of being professionally shaped without any formal cutting.
The Ilex Schilling plant produces medium sized, dark green leaves with a small oval shape that have a reddish cast when plants are young. The branches are coated with silvery, gray bark. It is not a deciduous holly bush and the evergreen leaves will stay on the plant throughout the year.
Small white flowers appear in spring on both female and male plants, but are somewhat inconspicuous. After the flowers bloom, bright red berries appear on only female plants. Birds and other wildlife love the berries in early winter through spring!
Salt tolerant and drought tolerant once established, the Schilling often forms into a thick, low-maintenance, and uniformly green groundcover. Perfect for any seaside planting or mass planting
Fun fact: the Yaupon Holly shrub is native to southeastern North America and can be found growing wild in Florida and neighboring states! The green foliage is traditionally used by Native Americans as a drinkable tea which contains more caffeine than coffee. Its botanical name is Ilex vomitoria because if drank in too large of a quantity it can induce vomiting.
How to Plant Holly Plants
Grow this evergreen holly shrub across the United States in USDA growing zones 6-9.
Planting holly is easy. Dig a hole the size of the container and place the holly ilex into it at ground level. Backfill with native soil or amended soil used for holly plants. The best time of year to plant ilex vomitoria schillings dwarf is in early spring or early fall so it has the whole growing season to establish.
The Schilling Dwarf Holly shrub can grow up to 4-7 feet tall and 6-10 feet wide making it perfect for formal hedges because of the height and spread. Pruning holly is easy and should be done to keep the holly size maintained to the desired shape.
The dwarf yaupon holly growth rate is moderate to fast! The fast growth rate can grow so fast in full sun that it may require infrequent pruning lightly to keep desired shape. Unpruned plants can grow to 7-10 feet tall and potentially wider as the plant spreads to the planting location.
You can even prune this shrub into a small yaupon holly tree if desired!
Holly Plant Care
This evergreen shrub isn’t picky about soil type and will thrive in both dry or wet soil conditions, or sandy soils equally well. However, the small holly bush performs best in slightly acidic soil that is moist but well drained soil. Perform a soil pH test if needed.
The Schilling Holly species prefers full sun to partial shade. In light shade, the plant may produce no berries but will keep a small growing nature. Yaupon bushes grow to the location they are planted in.
Holly plant care includes the application of a slow release fertilizer at the top of the root ball every year to help with growth. Mulch heavily in spring or fall with organic matter, compost or other materials to help retain moisture.
Perfect Plants sends the Schilling plant directly to your home, we will ensure it will arrive in good shape from our shipping process. Check out the reviews.
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Ilex vomitoria 'Schilling's Dwarf'
- Drought tolerant
- Salt tolerant
- Low maintenance
- Easy care foundation plant
gregjohnson365 (verified owner) –
Best internet plant-buying experience ever! The qualities and sizes of the plants were excellent. The packing was really exceptional: the boxes were sturdy, the plants were secured in place with an ingenious system, and the plants were protected from crushing by the addition of bamboo stakes in the pots. I had a question about shipping and the phone operator was knowledgeable and helpful. Add to all of this – I got a 20% discount by using a promo code. Really, A+ experience all around.
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Hi Greg,
We are so happy you are thrilled with your new schilling holly plants. They make a great privacy hedge and they sure are beautiful! Please let us know how we can help with any future gardening endeavors.
Suzann Reid (store manager) –
This Schilling plant arrived in great condition!
Wasn’t sure which type of holly to purchase but the customer service at this company helped me out tremendously with my choice.
Planning to make a hedge with these… will order again!