*RETAIL - Ilex aquifolium 'Crassifolia' conifers well-drained soil with little water

well-drained soil with little water once established

glossy green leaves and

their collection from the wild in Mexico

Summer water where dry

USDA zone 9 -- so best when kept dry in winter

*RETAIL - Ilex aquifolium 'Crassifolia' conifers well-drained soil with little waterCultivated since the 1700s, this oddly handsome, small holly reaches 6 8 ft tall but very slowly, its curved leaves, shiny and dark with their distinctive, soft spines standing out on dark purple stems in the new growth. Spring flowers are white but inconspicuous, producing no fruit on this male cultivar. Sun to part shade with average summer moisture, though these can tolerate some drought once established. Frost hardy to 0F, USDA zone 7. ENGLISH