#3 Ilex Vom Taylor's Rudolph/ Yaupon Holly Dwarf (female) Native (TN)

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ilex vomitoria 'Taylor's Rudolph'

COMMON NAME: Taylor’s Rudolph Yaupon Holly (female)

GARDEN SIZE: 2-3 ft. tall x 3-5 ft. wide

USDA ZONE: 6-9

EXPOSURE: Full Sun to Part Sun

WATER & SOIL: Prefers moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil. Tolerant of drought once established.

HABIT (FORM): Dwarf shrub

FOLIAGE: Evergreen; Small, glossy, dark green leaves turn a brick-red in winter

BLOOMS: Inconspicuous white flowers in the spring

FRUIT: Produces abundant red berries in the fall and winter if paired with a male yaupon holly such as Stoke's Dwarf, Bordeaux, Schillings Dwarf, or Will Fleming.

CARE: Use an acid-loving plant fertilizer in the late winter or early spring before the first flush of growth. Prune annually right after blooming if shaping is desired. Blooms on old growth.