Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda'
Common name:
Dwarf Chinese Holly,
Rotunda Chinese Holly
Pronunciation:
I-leks kor-NU-ta
Family:
Aquifoliaceae
Genus:
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3-4 ft high by 6-8 ft across (ca. 1 x 2.5 m), compact, dense, mounded. Leaves short-stalked with 5, rarely 7, spines, 4-10 cm long, lustrous dark green. A female clone, but usually does not set fruit.
- Sun. Very adaptable
- Hardy to USDA Zone (6)7 Originated from seed in a nursery in Louisiana before 1930.
- Oregon State Univ. campus: west side of McAlexander Field House.
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