Ilex, Broad-leaved Silver Holly, Silver Margined Holly 'Argentea Marginata'

The only reason why I am saying it has been a negative experience is that the one and only specimen of this White Variegated English Holl...Read Morey that I have seen is in the diverse landscape of my biggest customer in West Chester, PA, and whenever I work around it, the sharp spiny leaves really hurt. Many a time when I am weeding around it, my clothed gloved hand will get a sharp leaf stuck in it. Otherwise, the plant has been doing alright in the slightly acid, silt-clay loam soil and location in front of the house in Zone 6b. It is not completely full of foliage.

This species has naturalized widely on the west coast from British Columbia to southern California. It's harmless further east, but CAL-I...Read MorePC has put this on the list of plants that invade and damage natural habitat in California.

This is less hardy than our native Ilex opaca. Dirr gives its useful range in eastern N. America as Z6b to Z7b. Good south into Z10 on the west coast, where summers are cooler.

Seed-grown trees are very spiny when young, growing less spiny with maturity.

The fruits cause vomiting but are not seriously poisonous.

A very attractive and useful holly.