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Ilex decidua 'Warren's Red'

 
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Family: Aquifoliaceae (a-kwee-foh-lee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Ilex (EYE-leks) (Info)
Species: decidua (dee-SID-yoo-uh) (Info)
Cultivar: Warren's Red
Hybridized by Otis Warren; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1950a

Synonym:Ilex curtissii
Synonym:Ilex decidua var. curtissii

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Category:
Shrubs

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Spacing:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
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:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Provides winter interest

Soil pH requirements:
4.5 or below (very acidic)
4.6 to 5.0 (highly acidic)
5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic)
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds

Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive ViburnumValley On Jan 28, 2007, ViburnumValley from Scott County, KY (Zone 5b) wrote:

'Warren's Red' possumhaw was selected and named by the late Otis Warren of Warren and Son Nursery, Oklahoma City, OK. The late Bob Simpson (extraordinary nurseryman from Vincennes IN) had this fine plant registered in the 1980s.

Around since the 1950s, 'Warren's Red' set the standard for performance among deciduous hollies for copious persistent fruit.

This is an easy holly to propagate. If one wanted to search for a drawback, it holds its leaves longer than other possumhaws. It makes up for it by holding its fruit till new lustrous dark green leaves emerge in spring.

Give this one a go. Provide a male pollinator and regular soils (though possumhaws do well in wet sites too) and stand back for the winter fruit display.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Calera, Alabama
Clermont, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Shawnee, Oklahoma



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