Product Description
The Schilling Holly, also known as Dwarf Yaupon 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 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 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!
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 Care for Holly Plant
This shrub isn’t picky about soil type and will thrive in both dry and wet conditions equally well. Salt tolerant and drought tolerant once established, the Schilling often forms into a thick, low-maintenance and uniformly green groundcover.
The Schilling Holly prefers full sun to partial shade. In light shade, the plant may produce no berries but will keep a small growing nature. Plants grow to the location they are planted in.
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. The fast growth rate can grow so fast in full sun that it may require infrequent pruning lightly to keep desired shape.
Grow this holly shrub across the United States in USDA growing zones 6-9.
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
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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 –
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 –
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!