holly *
common holly
English holly
European holly
Christmas holly
ilex aquifolium latin

The common holly is a source of some of the best shrubs and small trees that we can have in gardens.

At the opposite end of the prickliness scale are the 'Ferox' forms of the common holly.

Because the common holly,Ilex aquifolium, has been around a long time and produced many ornamental varieties, you will find quite a few with fancy botanical names.

The main trees in the range are willow and European alder close to water courses, as well as chestnut, ash, common hazel, oak and common holly.

Our native common holly is not in the least fussy about soil and grows on everything from acid loams to chalk, and species from China and the Himalayas are equally hardy and reliable.

Ilex aquifolium (holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.

In a study that may begin to explain the awful taste of fruits like the common holly, known by the scientific name vomitoria, and the wild cherry known as chokecherry, the researchers investigated two plant species in the nightshade family.

Staying with these kinds of variegations for a moment, 'Golden King' is a form of the hybrid of the common holly,Ilex x altaclarensis, whose broad leaves have very few spines and a wide outer rim of yellow.

The common holly, Ilex aquifolium, shares an almost symbiotic relationship with rowan, providing an extra amenity as a secure nesting and roosting place, and supplying ample berries in bleak mid-winter for both fieldfares and redwings to feed on.

There are hundreds of English hollies, and keeping them straight is not easy.

At this time of year, thoughts go toward the highly ornamental English hollies.

For red berries, there are the American and English hollies, of course.

Its leaves are a somewhat duller green than those of the waxier English hollies.

The branches were largely cut from a tree known as English holly (Ilex aquifolium).

English Holly (Ilex aquifolium), one of the few native evergreen trees, can found in southern Wales.

The variegated English hollies, with their handsome two-toned leaves are best used for table decor as they brown off quickly if kept in too warm a room.

English holly, Ilex aquifolium, has dark, glossy leaves, with spined, wavy edges and dark red berries.

English holly, Oregon holly, and American holly are used as ornamental Christmas greens.

The classic Christmas holly, with its cluster of red berries and glossy, pointed leaves, would be an English holly (I. aquifolium).

The holly that is usually cut for the holiday season is the English holly (Ilex aquifolium), which is not reliably hardy in colder climates.

Other invasive species include tall fescue grass, English ivy, English holly, privet, Alianthus trees and Norway maples.

His aim was to introduce American hollies that had the darker green and glossier foliage found on English hollies as well as larger and more profuse berries.

These holly hybrids have the toughness of Ilex rugosa, a durable species from Asia, and the beauty of the English holly (Ilex aquifolium).

She blended the hardiness of a rather dull-looking holly, Ilex rugosa, with the handsome English holly Ilex aquifolium and gained hardiness.

One parent is Ilex aquifolium, the famed English holly that is grown in the Pacific Northwest for its variegated foliage, which has great appeal during the Christmas holidays.

Invasive species found in many parts of the watershed include English Ivy, Himalayan Blackberry, English Holly, Garlic Mustard, and Western Clematis.

The garden contains 121 varieties of hollies, including more than 20 types of American and Asiatic hollies and a dozen English hollies are grouped by geographic regions.

Even if they had brought such a nonessential plant with them, the Pilgrims would have quickly discovered that English holly is not hardy in areas where winter temperatures regularly dip below minus 5 degrees.

The holly that is most often found for sale at garden centers, florist's and street stands is the shiny-leaved English holly (Ilex aquifolium), which thrives in the Pacific Northwest.

But the most coveted holly is the somewhat tender English holly (Ilex aquifolium), which is often grown in milder climates and cut branches are shipped in for sale at this time of year.

Fortunately for those wishing to carry on old country holiday traditions, a close cousin of the English holly is native to a wide area of North America, from Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas.

These include a sizable number of evergreen English hollies, as well as many beautiful forms of another native, the non-evergreen Winterberry (I. verticillata) and its close relative, the Japanese Winterberry (I. serrata).

Both the scientific and common names arise from the similarity of its foliage to that of the English holly Ilex aquifolium; the glossy green leaves generally have very prickly serrated margins, although some plants lack toothed leaves.

Throughout the grounds are native trees and shrubs, including blue spruce, Oregon-grape (the state flower), giant sequoia, coast redwood, Japanese maple, dogwood species, Bradford pear, cherry tree species, English holly, rhododendron, and magnolia tree species.

European Holly has always traditionally had a strong association with Christmas.

Mitchell commented that the species was "a remarkable kind with leaves like those of a European holly, but downy".

European Holly (Hülse) is common here and gives its name to the village of Hülsede.

The toothed leaves and the small reddish fruits borne on the plant give it a passing resemblance to the unrelated European holly.

Invasive species are English ivy, European holly, clematis, morning glory, and Himalayan blackberry.

I. aquifolium (common European holly)

The fruits are red berries that are larger than those of the European Holly (Ilex aquifolium).

The etymology of Azevedo is usually related to the European Holly (Ilex aquifolium).

Forests are still important in parishes surrounded by the Serra de Rates, whose flora is distinguished by the pedunculate oak or the european holly.

Holly - more specifically the European holly, Ilex aquifolium - is commonly referenced at Christmas time.

There are also a few species of shrub found throughout the wood, namely the Common Hazel, European Holly and Rowan.

There are also many non-native species present, such as Himalayan blackberry and European holly, a large stand of which is found around the middle of Saddle Trail.

In this, the foliage resembles that of the common European Holly Ilex aquifolium, and this resemblance has led to its common and botanic names.

In the bottom are three leaves of European Holly (Ilex aquifolium), which was taken from the coat of arms of the municipality Hülscheid.

The parish is dominated by Serra de Rates, whose flora is distinguished by the Pedunculate Oak or the European Holly.

The coat of arms shows three leaves of European Holly (Ilex aquifolium), a red-and-white chequered pattern in the middle and a small golden field at the bottom.

In the wettest areas are ancient yews (Taxus baccata) and European Holly (Ilex aquifolium), both scarce in Andalusia.

European Holly (Gaelic: cuileann) was sacred to druids who associated it with the winter solstice, and for Romans, holly was considered the plant of Saturn.

Some relict Mediterranean laurel forest species, such as Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) and European Holly (Ilex aquifolium), are fairly widespread around the Mediterranean basin.

The European Holly does not grow in the climate of most of the United States, but the American Holly makes an excellent second choice for it closely resembles the European species.

Some of the plant species protected in the forst include; common beech, common chestnut (largest deposit in the country), common yew, European holly, Heldreich's maple, Albanian lilly, Medicago carstiensis.

Ilex aquifolium (holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.

This endemism has lost almost all the spines present on the edge of the leaves of the European holly, certainly due to the lack of pressure from herbivores that did not exist in these islands until the introduction of cattle by humans.

In Ilex aquifolium (see the illustration), the common European holly, both kinds of flower have four sepals and four white petals; male flowers have four stamens, female flowers usually have four non-functional reduced stamens and a four-celled ovary.

The park boasts many varieties of indigenous and exotic trees (many of which are Asian species): in particular, several cedars of Lebanon planted in 1880, Himalayan cedars, Ginko Biloba, Byzantine hazelnuts, Siberian elms, European hollies, and bamboo-leafed prickly ashes, among many others.

With leaves like Christmas holly and red berries (on female plants), they are beautiful and attract birds throughout winter.

The leaves are typical of our image of a Christmas holly - thick and dark green, with spiny edges.

But he hadn't enough sap of the Christmas holly in his veins to enjoy listening without cessation to the bright prattle of children.

The classic Christmas holly, with its cluster of red berries and glossy, pointed leaves, would be an English holly (I. aquifolium).

She has appeared as a guest star on programs such as Fred Penner's Place, and on specials such as Christmas Holly, and Holly Larocque: It's About Time on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

It has been suggested that Haydock named the group in relation to a Christmas holly garland, though in a 2009 interview, Graham Nash said that the group decided just prior to a performance to call themselves "the Hollies" because of their admiration for Buddy Holly.

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The first, Josephia sessilis, was based on one of Menzies' specimens: "This species, discovered by Mr. A. Menzies on the West coast of New Holland, is not unlike some varieties of Ilex Aquifolium, and now in his Majesty's collection at Kew."