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Will Flemming Holly

Ilex vomitoria ‘Will Flemming’
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(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
Ilex vomitoria ‘Will Flemming’

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Ilex vomitoria ‘Will Flemming’ Plant Information

Classification  
   
Scientific Name: Ilex vomitoria ‘Will Flemming'
Common Name: Will Flemming yaupon
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Suggested Uses: small specimen, shrub bed
   
Characteristics  
   
Plant Form: very upright, pyramidal
Height: 15 - 18 feet tall
Foliage: alternate, simple, evergreen

lustrous dark green

serrated margins with a rounded tip (no bristles)
Flower: dioecious
Fruit: none (male cultivar)
Bark: white to gray
   
Environment  
   
USDA Zone: zones 7 - 10
Native Range: I. vomitoria cultivar discovered near Hempstead, Texas
   
Care  
   
Maintenance: can limb up older plants to reveal handsome bark

due to its upright growth habit, this plant should not be used in areas where snow and ice are common

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