Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Fruit Description
Large red fruit provide intrest from fall through spring.
Plant Profile: Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb'
Names
Cherry Bomb Holly
Phonetic Spelling:EYE-leks
Genus:Ilex
Species:
Family:Aquifoliaceae
Cherry Bomb Holly is a gradually maturing evergreen shrub characterized by its shiny foliage and vibrant red berries, which provide visual appeal from autumn to spring. This plant serves as a stunning focal point or can be positioned along your foundation as part of a border. It thrives in the shade of deciduous trees and can also be utilized as a privacy hedge.
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Feature Summary
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Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Feature Summary
Fruit
Large red fruit provide intrest from fall through spring.
Drupe
Red/Burgundy
Fall
Winter
Spring
Attributes
Woody
Whole Plant Traits
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
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)
Good Drainage
Moist
3 feet-6 feet
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Leaves
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Simple
Entire
Glossy
Leathery
Stem
Landscape
Drought Tolerant Garden
Winter Garden
Border
Foundation Planting
Accent
Screen/Privacy
Specimen
Drought
Bark
Light Gray
Smooth
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Image Gallery
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Fruit
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Fruit Color
Red/Burgundy
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Attributes
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Whole Plant Traits
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': 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 x 'Cherry Bomb': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Cultural Conditions
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': 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 x 'Cherry Bomb': Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': 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 x 'Cherry Bomb': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Leaves
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Leaf Color
Green
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Leaf Feel
Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Stem
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb' Landscape
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': 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 x 'Cherry Bomb': 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 x 'Cherry Bomb': 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 x 'Cherry Bomb' Bark
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Bark Color
Light Gray
Ilex x 'Cherry Bomb': Surface/Attachment
Bumpy
Exfoliating
Fissured
Furrowed
Lenticels
Papery
Patchy
Peeling
Ridges
Scaly
Shaggy
Shiny
Shredding
Smooth
Spongy
