Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Dahoon holly is a graceful evergreen holly of Southeastern wetlands, with narrow glossy leaves and heavy crops of red berries that light up winter and feed many birds. Excellent for wet, acidic sites.
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~39 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, NC, SC