Scientific Name:     Ilex Crenata ‘Compacta’
Type of Plant:     Shrub
Description:     Evergreen shrub with small, dark green, glossy, oval shaped leaves.
Height:     5-6’
Width:     6′
Blooming:     No
Fruit: Berries are small and black
Climate Requirements:     Heat and cold tolerant. Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Care Requirements:     Requires rich, moist, slightly acidic soil with good drainage and mulch. Can not tolerate drought.
Special Needs:     None
Special Uses/Attributes:     Widely used low maintenance shrub in mass
planting or close together  for hedge.
Florida Native:     No
FYI:     Very low maintenance.

Scientific Name:     Ilex Vomitoria ‘Schilling Dwarf’
Type of Plant:     Shrub
Description:     Slow to moderate growing symmetrical, dense rounded low growing shrub that has small, dark green leaves with a reddish cast and no spines.
Height:     4-6’
Width:     6-10′
Blooming:     No
Fruit:   No
Climate Requirements:     Heat tolerant, cold tolerant and drought tolerant once established. Grows well in full sun or light shade in either dry or wet soil.
Care Requirements:     A tough Florida native shrub that can handle most climate conditions without a lot of care. Requires very little pruning.
Special Needs:     None
Special Uses/Attributes:     Widely used low maintenance shrub in mass
planting or close together for hedge.
Florida Native:     Yes
FYI:     Grows wider than tall, so set plants several feet back from walkway, driveway or lawn.