Highclere Holly

Highclere Holly - Ilex aquifolium x perado = Ilex x altaclerensis

Description

I. × altaclerensis is a variable hybrid forming anything from medium or large evergreen shrubs to small or medium-sized trees up to around 15m in height. Leaves are usually glossy and with few, if any, spines. It produces masses of small, white, inconspicuous blossoms which may be followed by orange to red berries on female plants. 

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Habitat

Usually found as an escape from cultivation and often close to habitation.

When to see it

Flowers from spring through to summer.

Life History

Evergreen shrub.

UK Status

Quite widely recorded in Britain as an established plant away from cultivation.

VC55 Status

First recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland in 1996.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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