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Holly, Carissa

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

USDA Hardiness Zone 7 to 9

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes Mass Planting Border Evergreen	Exposure Sun	Foliage Color Green
Soil Moisture Preference Average Moist

Great Companion Plants for Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'

Barberry, Crimson Pygmy (Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy')