Ilex opaca 'Maryland Dwarf' (dwarf spreading American holly)
dwarf spreading American holly (1 gallon, 12" tall)
'Maryland Dwarf' lets you have your native evergreen holly and at a short height too! This dwarf spreading holly stays around 3 feet high and can spread 10 feet wide. Ideal for foundation plantings or a shrubby groundcover. Plant is full sun to part shade in medium soils.
This cultivar produces berries that are a good winter food source for birds. The flowers are pollinated by bees, wasps, ants, night-flying moths, and other insects. Host plant for various moth species. This species is also deer resistant.
BONAP Native Range Map for Ilex opaca (straight species). Bright green indicates native to the county, dark green indicates native to the state.
Photo credit: Octoraro Farm Nursery
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