Holly (Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens')

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Resistances
Salt tolerant
Sun Requirements
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Uses
Provides winter interest, Windbreak or Hedge
Flower Time
Spring
Flowers
Inconspicuous, Other: Female
Fruit
Edible to birds, Showy
Leaves
Broadleaf, Evergreen
Minimum cold hardiness
Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Miscellaneous
Dioecious
Parentage
Ilex cornuta x I. aquifolium
Plant Habit
Shrub, Tree
Plant Height
20 to 30 feet (6-9 m)
Plant Spread
10 to 15 feet (3-4.5m)
Awards and Recognitions
Other: Holly of the Year 2011
Propagation: Seeds
Self fertile
Detailed Information

Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ Holly is a hybrid, meaning it was created by crossing two different types of Holly. Therefore, it doesn’t have a single “native region.” It’s origin story is in **Maryland, USA**.

Here’s the breakdown:

* **Hybrid Origin:** Ilex ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ is a hybrid between Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) and Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly).
* **Developed in Maryland, USA:** It was developed in the 1900s in Maryland and is named after Nellie Robinson Stevens.

**Therefore, while it has genetic roots in Europe (English Holly) and Asia (Chinese Holly), it’s considered a North American (specifically, US) cultivar.** It’s where it was first created and popularized.