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Every Ilex variety, A to Z
The complete Ilex list, the genus most gardeners know as holly — all 89 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Ilex hub instead.
A4
- Afterglow Winterberry HollyIlex verticillata 'Afterglow'
- American HollyIlex opaca
- Arrow Point HollyIlex 'Arrow Point'
- Auburn Lusterleaf HollyIlex latifolia 'Auburn'
B14
- Bennett's Compact Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Bennett'
- Berry Heavy Gold WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Roberta Case'
- Berry Heavy WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Spravy'
- Blue Girl HollyIlex x meserveae 'Blue Girl'
- Blue HollyIlex x meserveae
- Blue HollyIlex x meserveae 'Centennial Girl'
- Blue Holly Berry PoppinsIlex x meserveae 'Berry Poppins'
- Blue Holly Castle SpireIlex x meserveae 'Castle Spire'
- Blue Maid HollyIlex x meserveae 'Mesid'
- Blue Prince HollyIlex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'
- Blue Prince Holly Blue Princess HollyIlex x meserveae 'Blue Prince Princess'
- Blue Princess HollyIlex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
- Bordeaux HollyIlex vomitoria 'Bordeaux'
- Burford HollyIlex cornuta 'Burfordii'
C11
- Castle Spire Blue HollyIlex x hybrida 'Conty'
- Castle Spire HollyIlex x meserveae 'Hachfee'
- Castle Wall HollyIlex x meserveae 'Heckenstar'
- Chesapeake Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Chesapeake'
- China Boy HollyIlex x meserveae 'Mesdob'
- China Girl HollyIlex x meserveae 'Mesog'
- Chinese HollyIlex cornuta
- Chinese Hybrid HollyIlex aquipernyi
- Christmas Jewel HollyIlex 'Christmas Jewel Holly'
- Compact Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Compacta'
- Conaf Oakland HollyIlex 'Conaf'
D9
- Dahoon HollyIlex cassine
- Dapat Miss Patricia HollyIlex latifolia 'Dapat'
- Densa Inkberry HollyIlex glabra 'Densa'
- Dragon Lady HollyIlex x hybrida 'Magiana'
- Dragon Slayer HollyIlex aquipernyi 'Dragon Slayer'
- Drops of Gold Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Drops Of Gold'
- Dwarf Burford HollyIlex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford'
- Dwarf Pagoda HollyIlex crenata 'Dwarf Pagoda'
- Dwarf Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria 'Nana'
E4
- Eagleston HollyIlex attenuata 'Eagleston'
- East Palatka HollyIlex attenuata 'East Palatka'
- Emily Bruner HollyIlex 'Emily Bruner'
- English HollyIlex aquifolium
F1
- Fine Line HollyIlex cornuta 'Fine Line'
G3
- Gem Box Inkberry HollyIlex glabra 'Gem Box'
- Green Lustre Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Green Lustre'
- Greenleaf American HollyIlex opaca 'Greenleaf'
H5
- Helleri Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Helleri'
- Hetzi Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Hetzii'
- Homefire HollyIlex 'Homefire'
- Honeymaid Meserve HollyIlex x meserveae 'Honeymaid'
- Hoogendorn Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Hoogendorn'
I2
- Ilexfarrowtracey Gem Box Inkberry HollyIlex glabra 'Ilexfarrowtracey'
- Inkberry HollyIlex glabra
J3
- Japanese HollyIlex crenata
- Jersey Princess American HollyIlex opaca 'Jersey Princess'
- Jim Dandy WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
K1
- Koehne HollyIlex koehneana
L1
- Lusterleaf HollyIlex latifolia
M5
- Magland Oakland HollyIlex x hybrida 'Magland'
- Miss Helen American HollyIlex opaca 'Miss Helen'
- Miss Patricia HollyIlex latifolia 'Miss Patricia'
- Mr Poppins HollyIlex x meserveae 'Mr Poppins'
- Mr. Poppins WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Farrowmrp'
N2
- Needlepoint HollyIlex cornuta 'Needlepoint'
- Nellie R. Stevens HollyIlex 'Nellie R Stevens'
P1
- Pride of Houston YauponIlex vomitoria 'Pride Of Houston'
R3
- Red Beauty HollyIlex 'Rutzan'
- Red Sky HollyIlex 'Red Sky'
- Red Sprite WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
S13
- Satyr Hill American HollyIlex opaca 'Satyr Hill'
- Savannah HollyIlex attenuata 'Savannah'
- Schillings Dwarf YauponIlex vomitoria 'Schillings'
- Screen Play HollyIlex integra latifolia 'Screen Play'
- Shamrock InkberryIlex glabra 'Shamrock'
- Silver Hedgehog HollyIlex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea'
- Sky Pencil HollyIlex crenata 'Sky Pencil'
- Soft Touch Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Soft Touch'
- Southern Gentleman WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman'
- Sparkleberry WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Sparkleberry'
- Squeeze Box Inkberry HollyIlex glabra 'Squeeze Box'
- Steeds Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Steeds'
- Straight & Narrow Japanese HollyIlex crenata 'Straight & Narrow'
T1
- Topal HollyIlex attenuata
W5
- Weeping Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria 'Pendula'
- Winter Red WinterberryIlex verticillata 'Winter Red'
- WinterberryIlex verticillata
- Winterberry HollyIlex verticillata 'Apollo'
- Wirt L. Winn Koehne HollyIlex koehneana 'Wirt L Winn'
Y1
- Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria
Ilex list questions
How many Ilex varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 89 distinct Ilex varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Ilex varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Ilex varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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