Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Dahoon holly is a graceful evergreen holly of Southeastern wetlands, with narrow glossy leaves and heavy crops of red berries that light up winter and feed many birds. Excellent for wet, acidic sites.
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 26–26 ft
- Spacing
- 10–15 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~39 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX
Related native plants
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- Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria)
- Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata)
- Possumhaw (Ilex decidua)
- Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
- Large Gallberry (Ilex coriacea)