Myrtle Holly
Ilex myrtifolia
Myrtle holly is a fine-textured evergreen holly of Southeastern wetlands, with tiny needle-like leaves and red berries. A drought- and flood-tolerant small tree once established, valuable for birds.
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- 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, LA, MS, NC, SC