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Spacing: 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m) 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: N/A
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen Shiny/Glossy-Textured Leathery-Textured
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Provides winter interest
Soil pH requirements: 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
On Mar 17, 2009, EMemphisGarden from Germantown, TN wrote:
The Nellie Stevens Holly is a beautiful, trouble-free holly for the South. It features dark-green foliage year-round, as well as fragrant flowers in the spring and red berries in the fall and winter. The only drawback? It gets huge, so be careful not to plant it too close to your home. Many people make this mistake, and end up having to transplant it (no easy task).
On Jul 16, 2007, genemike from Blue Ridge Mountains, VA (Zone 5b) wrote:
I planted 4 Nellie Stevens hollies (large 5 gallon pots and 4-5' in height) in the fall of 2006 (along with a Blue Prince as a pollinator.) I live in borderline 5b-6a region - lows occassionally hit single digit minus and only in some years dip briefly below -10.
By the spring of 2007, every leaf from three of them was either gone or dead brown. One, planted in the shelter of several hemlocks, was about half damaged. We did have a severe winter in which the temp may have dipped briefly to -12 to -14. The Blue Prince did fine.
In May, the Nellie Stevens started to sprout new growth and has now become quite "leafed out" although not as full as originally and, of course, no berries. I am anxious to see what this winter does to them. Meanwhile, I have added to the area one Blue Princess and two Blue Maids.
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