Ilex Decidua / PossumHaw

Genus - Ilex
Species - Decidua
Common name - PossumHaw
Other names - Meadow Holly, Swamp Holly
Pre-Treatment - Required
Hardiness zones - 5 - 9
Height / spread - 10'-30' / 3 - 9 m / 6'-25' / 1.80 - 7.60 m
Plant type - Shrub
Vegetation type - Deciduous
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth rate - Medium
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral
Soil type - Clay, laom, Sand, well drained
Water requirements - Drought tolerant, average water
Landscape uses - Use it as an informal screen or accent in parks or large residential or commercial landscapes.
Germination rate - 70%
Leaf / Flower color - Green / --
Plant growth rate - Medium

This large deciduous shrub from the southeastern United States takes center stage in fall and winter, when masses of bright berries adorn its upright gray branches. Clusters of small white flowers appear along the branches in mid-spring, not long after the bluntly toothed, shiny, medium-green leaves emerge. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants. Female plants that have a male possumhaw or male American holly (Ilex opaca) nearby produce quantities of round pea-sized berries which ripen orange or red in late summer or early fall. The leaves drop in late fall to fully expose the showy fruits. The fruits remain on the shrub until late winter, but pale and shrivel somewhat as winter progresses. Birds may harvest some fruits as winter deepens. This rounded shrub sometimes grows as a small multi-trunked tree.
Plant possumhaw in full to partial sun and moist to moderately dry, acidic soil. It will not tolerate the bitter cold of areas such as the Upper Midwest United States. Use it as an informal screen or accent in parks or large residential or commercial landscapes. It also makes a good roadside plant. One male will adequately pollinate several females. (info source: Learn2Grow.com)

Extra seeds

The seeds are hand-selected. You will never receive fewer seeds than stated. We include extra seeds always as possible !

Packing

The seeds are securely packed in plastic labeled bags. You will get every seed with printed germination instruction included. The online extended PDF version will be accesible as well.

You will receive:

  • Seeds packed in plastic labeled bags
  • Printed germination instructions

Shipping

We will ship from FLORIDA, UNITED STATES on the same or next business day after payment cleared by USPS First Class Mail with the printed the propagation and germination instructions. But you should check additional Internet resources for proper germination methods.

Delivery time depends on your location (we always ship on the same or next business day after cleared payment):

  • US buyers - 2-5 days
  • non-US buyers - 7-30 days.

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