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Shrub
Carissa Holly
Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'
Dense low holly with a single spine per leaf. Tough and reliable.
Recommended uses
- Foundation beds
- Low hedges
- Plant type
- Evergreen shrub
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to shade
- Shade tolerance
- High
- Water needs
- Low
- Mature height
- 3–4 ft
- Mature width
- 4–6 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High