Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'

Common holly, Ilex aquifolium, is a useful evergreen shrub that can be grown as a specimen tree, clipped bushes or as a hedge. There are dozens of varieties, many with variegated leaves. Plants are either male or female, and only the female plants bear berries. Both sexes are required for the female plants to produce berries, which appear from late autumn to mid-winter.

Ilex aquifolium ‘Silver Queen’ is a male holly, bearing distinctive silver margins on its spiny and glossy green leaves. The stems and young foliage are purple. For best results grow Ilex aquifolium ‘Silver Queen’ in moist but well-drained soil, in sun or shade.