I just snapped this garden image of the amazing gold-leaf holly, Ilex ‘Whoa Nellie‘…a sport of Ilex ‘Nellie Stevens’…simply superb! Even though we don’t usually sell shrubs, we propagate a few of these each year since I love ’em so much.
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Beautiful Holly, and what a wonderful name! So many plants have such “veddy veddy British” sounding names. This holly sounds 100% American!
Yes, we got our original plant from Dr. Mike Dirr. Since it didn’t have a name, Mike allowed us to name it.
What is it’s hardiness range, do you know?
6a-8b. FYI…You can always find this by clicking the link in the blog.
Wow – that is one gorgeous plant but I would need a new garden….
That’s why they invented real estate agents.
How’s the growth habit/rate compared to the parent? I’m guessing it’s a little slower, but is it any more (or less) compact?
Our oldest plants in the ground are 10 years old and about 12′ tall….slightly slower than Nellie.