Ilex serrata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Ilex serrata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ilex serrata, Thunb. (I. sieboldii, Miq.). Slender shrub, to 15 ft., similar to the former but smaller in every part: lvs. elliptic or ovate, acute or acuminate, finely serrate, pubescent beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. 4-5-merous: fr. bright red, small 1/6 – 1/5 in. across. June; fr. in Oct. Japan. S.T.S. 1:15. S.I.F. 1:61. Var. argutidens, Rchd. (I. argutidens, Miq.). Lvs. glabrous beneath, short-petioled, teeth more remote and less fine: fls. usually 4-merous. Var. xanthocarpa, Hort. Frs. yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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