Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Wildlife Value
Fruits are attractive to birds. Flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.
Plant Profile: Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring'
Names
O'Spring Chinese Holly
Phonetic Spelling:EYE-leks kor-NOO-tuh
Genus:Ilex
Species:cornuta
Family:Aquifoliaceae
Exhibits excellent heat resistance. Originating from China and South Korea, it thrives in full sun to partial shade, with optimal coloration achieved in the afternoon shade. It performs well in dense clay soils.
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Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Feature Summary
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Image Gallery
Tags
#evergreen
#heat tolerant
#wildlife plant
#nectar plant
#specialized bees
#pollinator plant
#bee friendly
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Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Feature Summary
Attributes
Fruits are attractive to birds. Flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.
Woody
Stem Cutting
Wildlife Food Source
Wind Break
Sound
Buffer
Flowers
Small, creamy white flowers in spring
White
Cream/Tan
Fragrant
Spring
< 1 inch
Leaves
Alternate, simple, lustrous, dark green leaves with cream and gold variegation; 0.7-1.7 in. long; one to four spines on each side
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
Simple
Alternate
1-3 inches
Prickly
Glossy
Waxy
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Pyramidal
Dense
Medium
Medium
Coarse
Spines
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Good Drainage
6-feet-12 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Fruit
Berry
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
Long-lasting
Fall
Winter
< 1 inch
< 1 inch
Stem
Landscape
Border
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Accent
Screen/Privacy
Small groups
Specimen
Barrier
Deer
Heat
Lawn
Slope/Bank
Coastal
Pollinators
Songbirds
Bees
Specialized Bees
Bark
Light Gray
Smooth
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Image Gallery
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Attributes
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring' Flowers
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Flower Description
Small, creamy white flowers in spring
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Flower Color
Cream/Tan
White
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Leaves
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Leaf Description
Alternate, simple, lustrous, dark green leaves with cream and gold variegation; 0.7-1.7 in. long; one to four spines on each side
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Leaf Color
Cream/Tan
Gold/Yellow
Green
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Leaf Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Whole Plant Traits
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Texture
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Appendage
Prickles
Spines
Tendrils
Thorns
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Cultural Conditions
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Fruit
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Fruit Length
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Fruit Width
< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Stem
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Landscape
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': 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 'O'Spring': Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring' Bark
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Bark Color
Light Gray
Ilex cornuta 'O'Spring': Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
