Ilex cornuta 'D Or'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Ilex cornuta 'D Or'
Michael Dirr
Ilex cornuta 'D Or'
Ilex cornuta 'D Or' (click for large image)
D Or Chinese Holly 		Common Names:
  • D Or Chinese Holly
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Can tolerate both shady and sunny conditions.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 6 to Zone 9

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 15' to 30'.
Dirr says: "a yellow-fruited form that is very similar to 'Burfordii'. Quite a handsome plant; as I understand the origin it was found as a branch sport on the normal 'Burfordii'."

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Early Spring
 

Foliage:

  Broadleaf Evergreen
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer.
Dirr says: "lustrous with only a terminal spine."  

Fruit:

  Color: Yellow
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "Callaway Gardens has some nice specimens"

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
Is Heat Tolerant
 
Ilex cornuta 'D Or' is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAmerican Canyon, CA
Angwin, CAAntioch, CABaltimore, MD
Bayside, NYBronx, NYBrooklyn, NY
Brownsville, TXCanton, MICharlottesville, VA
College Point, NYCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDublin, CAEast Elmhurst, NY
East Greenville, PAEast Texas, PAEaston, PA
Ecorse, MIEl Cerrito, CAElmhurst, NY
Emmaus, PAEssex, CAFairfield, CA
Fawnskin, CAFerndale, MIFlorence, SC
Flushing, NYFontana, CAForest Falls, CA
Forest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VAFremont, CA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Hamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MI
Highland Park, MIHunt Valley, MDJackson Heights, NY
Leasburg, NCLexington, NCLiberty, NC
Linwood, NCLittle Neck, NYLudlow, CA
Macomb, MIMarysville, MIMaspeth, NY
Memphis, MIMercedes, TXMiddle Village, NY
Mission, TXModesto, CAMoreno Valley, CA
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MINew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewark, CA
Newport News, VANorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYOakley, CAOakville, CA
Olmito, TXOrinda, CAParkville, MD
Penitas, TXPharr, TXPhelan, CA
Philadelphia, PAPikesville, MDPinole, CA
Pinon Hills, CAPittsburg, CAPleasanton, CA
Pope Valley, CAPort Costa, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
River Rouge, MIRosedale, MDSaratoga, CA
Soquel, CASparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NY
Taylor, MI
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