The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Dragon Lady™ holly

Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)

Distribution: hybrid: selection of Ilex aquifolium × I. pernyi

Hardiness: USDA Zone 6

Life form: Evergreen shrub

Plant Patent Info.: PP4,996; 15 March, 1983

Comments: A female hybrid holly with olive-green, glossy, curved and spiny evergreen leaves. It has dark, purplish stems. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator, bright red fruit is produced in late summer and persists into early winter. Its habit is upright and conical. Use in a foundation planting, as an accent plant or in the shade garden.