Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

American holly - Ilex opaca

Synonyms: Christmas holly,

USDA Plant Code: ILOP Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - dry Height: 20-50 feet Leaves: evergreen Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree,shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: white Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Silver Bars' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Canary' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Carolina #2' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Carolina #2' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Carolina No. 2' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Carolina No. 2' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Maurice Rivers' and 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' spring leaf drop John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'MR' and 'George Hart' and 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'George Hart' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'MR' and 'GH' and 'DF' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'George Hart' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'George Hart' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Golden Fleece' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Ilex opaca 'Jersey Princess' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; October. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage and drupes David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage and drupes David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Foliage and drupes David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Close up of leaf, note spines on leaf margins David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Underside of leaf David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Seeds, usually four per drupe David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Seed(s); Close up of healthy drupes and seeds, ruler is in inches David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Close up of seeds, ruler markings are one-eighth of an inch David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Close up of seeds David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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