Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'

Dwarf Yaupon Holly is a shrub for edging, structure, suited to full sun to partial shade and loam, sandy soil or moist ground, flowering Apr, May.

Where to use it in a border

At around 120 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 150 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 7a to 10b, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, sandy soil, wet soil, evergreen plants, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses Dwarf Yaupon Holly's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
• Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Saw Palmettofor height behind it
• Coontieas a partner at the same level
• Southern Wax Myrtlefor height behind it
• American Beautyberryto flower when it does not
• American Elderberry 'Adams'for height behind it
• Anise/Blue Sageto flower when it does not

Garden styles

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