• Photo of Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' (Ilex cornuta 'D'Or's)

Plant Profile: Ilex cornuta 'D'Or'

Names

D'Or Chinese Holly, Yellow-berry Chinese Holly

  • Photo of Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' (Ilex cornuta 'D'Or's)

Phonetic Spelling:EYE-leks kor-NOO-tuh

Genus:Ilex

Species:cornuta

Family:Aquifoliaceae

This holly shrub, characterized by its yellow fruits, belongs to the Aquifoliaceae family. Unlike the commonly available 'Burfordii' variety, this less frequently seen type can grow significantly larger than the typical dimensions provided, so it's important to ensure it has plenty of room to thrive. Ilex cornuta originates from China.

For additional details on Ilex cornuta, please refer to further resources.

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Feature Summary

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Image Gallery

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#nectar plant
#winter interest
#specialized bees
#yellow fruits
#pollinator plant
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Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Feature Summary

Attributes
Wildlife Value:
Chinese holly's mature size, well-branched growth, and dense prickly foliage make the tree ideal year-round shelter for small animals. Yellow fruits are attractive to birds. Flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.
Play Value:
Wildlife Food Source
Wind Break
Sound
Buffer
Fruit
Fruit Description:
Golden yellow berries in fall
Fruit Color:
Gold/Yellow
Fruit Value To Gardener:
Showy
Long-lasting
Flowers
Flower Description:
Not particularly showy, small, creamy white flowers in late spring to early summer
Flower Color:
White
Cream/Tan
Flower Bloom Time:
Spring
Summer
Leaves
Leaf Description:
Alternate, simple, lustrous, dark olive green leaves; terminal spine
Leaf Feel:
Prickly
Glossy
Leathery
Waxy
Whole Plant Traits
Habit/Form:
Rounded
Erect
Dense
Texture:
Coarse
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil pH:
Acid (<6.0)
Soil Drainage:
Good Drainage
NC Region:
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Soil Texture:
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Stem
Landscape
Landscape Theme:
Pollinator Garden
Winter Garden
Design Feature:
Border
Hedge
Mass Planting
Accent
Screen/Privacy
Specimen
Barrier
Security
Landscape Location:
Lawn
Meadow
Slope/Bank
Attracts:
Pollinators
Songbirds
Bees
Specialized Bees
Problems:
Spines/Thorns

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Image Gallery

Photo of Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' - Form:JC Raulston Arboretum
Photo of Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' - Yellow berries.:JC Raulston Arboretum
Photo of Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' - Close up of leaves and berries.:JC Raulston Arboretum
Photo of Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' - Yellow berries provide winter interest.:JC Raulston Arboretum

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Attributes

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Wildlife Value

Chinese holly's mature size, well-branched growth, and dense prickly foliage make the tree ideal year-round shelter for small animals. Yellow fruits are attractive to birds. Flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Play Value

Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Fruit

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Fruit Description

Golden yellow berries in fall

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Fruit Color

grass
Gold/Yellow

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Flowers

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Flower Description

Not particularly showy, small, creamy white flowers in late spring to early summer

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Flower Color

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Cream/Tan
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White

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Leaves

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Leaf Description

Alternate, simple, lustrous, dark olive green leaves; terminal spine

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Whole Plant Traits

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Appendage

Prickles
Spines
Tendrils
Thorns

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Cultural Conditions

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Stem

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or' Landscape

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees

Ilex cornuta 'D'Or': Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy