Ilex opaca 'Satyr Hill' ~ Satyr Hill American Holly cottage garden Poltava Botanical garden (42)

Poltava Botanical garden (42)

'Cheyenne Spirit' echinacea IMG 5180

Male flowers quickly disperse after bloom leaving naked stalk tips

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Ilex opaca 'Satyr Hill' ~ Satyr Hill American Holly cottage garden Poltava Botanical garden (42)Satyr Hill American Holly is a large upright native evergreen shrub with an open pyramidal habit and large spiny dark green foliage. If the inconspicuous flowers are pollinated they will give way to heavy clusters of bright red fruits in fall which lasts through winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America; GA