Holly, Carissa

Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'

Carissa Holly is one of the most popular dwarf hollies that we grow. It is a dense, mounding evergreen with 2 to 3 inch long and 1 to 1.5 inch wide, pointed, glossy green leaves with a single, terminal spine. It is often used on commercial landscape jobs where it is planted in mass in traffic islands, planted in beds next to fast food drive thrus, it is also good for use in the home landscape as a low growing border or foundation plant.

	Low mounding habit
	Very dense
	Multi-use

Height 3-4 Feet

Spread 4-6 Feet

Interesting Notes A sport off of an Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda'

USDA Hardiness Zone 7 to 9

Characteristics & Attributes

Exposure Sun	Foliage Color Green	Soil Moisture Preference Moist Average