Oregon grape-holly (Mahonia aquifolium).. “This plant isn’t really a holly, but its leaves have that look,” he said — dark blue-green, glossy and pointy. It does not have red berries, but ...

Green holly with red berries adorns many holiday cards and wreaths, a legacy of ancient celebrations in northern Europe. The classic English holly (Ilex aquifolium), native to England and other ...

Because of the bold leaves and fruit, the American holly has spawned myriad cultivars that offer a wide variety of leaf coloration and patterns ...

This native holly distinguishes itself from the American holly, Ilex opaca, and the non-native English holly, Ilex aquifolium, in several ways: Unlike the other holly species that are evergreen ...

Baby, it has been cold outside in Ohio recently! And if you ever wondered, Ohio winters are too cold to grow the traditional Christmas holly, which is English holly, or Ilex aquifolium.

The only holly that William Shakespeare would have known is the species called “European holly,” or Ilex aquifolium, which grows all over most of western Europe, including the British Isles.