Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen' is a robust, upright evergreen that can reach heights of approximately 10 meters. The new growth features young shoots that are blackish-purple and young leaves that show a hint of pink. As they mature, the leaves develop into spiny, dark green foliage with subtle grey blotches and a wide cream edge. This male cultivar produces clusters of small white flowers in late spring and serves as a compatible pollinator for female holly varieties.

Ilex consists of shrubs and trees that can either be deciduous or evergreen. They typically feature leaves with a spiny texture, produce small white flowers (with male and female blooms usually found on different plants), and the female specimens bear prominent berries in the fall.

Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen' (m/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Wedding' (f/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Silver van Tol' is an evergreen tree or shrub that can reach heights of up to 6 meters. It features glossy, dark green leaves that are ovate and nearly spineless, adorned with creamy-white margins. This cultivar is self-fertile, producing small white flowers in late spring, which are succeeded by red berries without requiring cross-pollination.

Ilex aquifolium 'Silver van Tol' (f/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Smithiana' (m)

Ilex aquifolium 'Somerset Cream' (f/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Sterntaler'

Ilex aquifolium 'Stuart Boardman' (v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Tiltstone Gold' (v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Tromp Gold' is a slow-growing evergreen shrub that can reach up to 4 meters in height. It features glossy, spiny foliage, with new growth displaying a vibrant golden-yellow hue, particularly pronounced in winter. The mature leaves present a bright mid-green color. As a male cultivar, it produces clusters of small white flowers in late spring, serving as an important pollinator for female holly varieties.

Ilex aquifolium 'Tromp Gold'

Ilex aquifolium 'Variegata' is an upright evergreen shrub or small tree that can reach heights of up to 9 meters. Its leaves are characterized by their spiny texture and rich green color, accented with creamy-white edges. In spring, this variety produces clusters of white flowers, followed by abundant red berries in autumn on female plants, provided there is a male for pollination.

Ilex aquifolium 'Variegata' (v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Victoria' (m)

Ilex aquifolium 'Watereriana Compacta' is a compact evergreen shrub that typically reaches heights of 1.5 to 2 meters. Its growth habit is dense and rounded, supported by green stems that feature greenish-yellow stripes. The foliage consists of glossy dark green leaves, often marked with yellow-green mottling and edged irregularly in yellow. This male variety blooms with small white flowers in late spring, contributing to the pollination of female holly plants, though it does not bear berries.

Ilex aquifolium 'Watereriana Compacta' (m)

Ilex aquifolium 'Watereriana' is a compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree, typically reaching heights of 2-3 meters. It features a rounded shape with green stems that are streaked with greenish-yellow. The foliage consists of dark green leaves that are generally spineless, displaying a glossy texture with mottled yellow-green and grey patterns, complemented by an irregular yellow edge. In spring, this male cultivar produces clusters of small white flowers. While it does not bear berries, it serves as an effective pollinator for female holly varieties.

Ilex aquifolium 'Watereriana' (m/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Weeping Golden Milkmaid' (f/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'White Cream' (m/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Whittingtonensis' (m)

Ilex aquifolium 'Wichtel'

Ilex aquifolium 'Wieman's Chief' (m)

Ilex aquifolium 'Yellow Star' (f/v)

Ilex aquifolium 'Zig Zag' (f)

Ilex aquifolium Fastigiata Group

Ilex aquifolium Fructu Luteo Group

Ilex aquifolium Gold Coast ('Monvila') is a robust, evergreen shrub or small tree featuring compact, dark green leaves edged with vibrant golden yellow. In spring, it produces white flowers. As a male cultivar, it does not bear berries, but it serves effectively as a pollinator for female holly varieties.

Ilex aquifolium Gold Coast ('Monvila') (m/v)

Ilex aquifolium Heckenzwerg ('Hachzwerg'PBR)

Ilex aquifolium Mrs.Milne's good berrying form

Ilex aquifolium Red Tips ('Spek 02') (m)

Ilex aquifolium 'Siberia' (f) is a robust evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching heights of up to 5 meters. It features dark green, glossy foliage with spiny margins. In spring and early summer, it produces clusters of white flowers, which give way to red berries in the autumn.

Ilex aquifolium Siberia ('Limsi') (f)

Ilex aquifolium Sparkler ('Monler') (f)

Ilex aquifolium unidentified cultivar

Ilex atrata

Ilex attenuata 'Iabof'

Ilex baasiana

Ilex bioritsensis

Ilex buergeri

Ilex canariensis

Ilex cassine 'Bryanii'

Ilex cassine L.

Ilex cassine var. angustifolia

Ilex cassine var. mexicana

Ilex centrochinensis

Ilex chajiangensis

Ilex chapaensis

Ilex chinensis Sims is an evergreen tree that can reach heights of approximately 15 meters. It features a narrow, conical shape and has glossy, slender leaves that are a mid-green color. In late spring and early summer, the tree produces small flowers that are purplish-pink, which are succeeded by a profusion of dark red fruits in the autumn.

Ilex chinensis Sims

Ilex ciliospinosa

Ilex ciliospinosa 'Jermyns Ruby'

Ilex cinerea

Ilex colchica is a substantial, dense evergreen shrub that matures gradually to about 3 meters in height. It features slender, spiny leaves that are glossy and mid-green in color. In the spring, it produces small, off-white flowers, which are succeeded by orange-red berries in late autumn on the female plants that have been pollinated.

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