2.5 Quart Touch of Gold Holly Live Plant

The touch of gold holly (ilex), from the southern living plant collection, is a unique new evergreen shrub with bright golden-yellow variegated foliage. This low-maintenance holly has a mounded growth habit that will mature to 2 feet tall by 4 feet wide. The colorful golden leaves of this bush will bring great texture and color to your garden or landscape. You can use a touch of gold holly as an accent, border, low hedge, mass planting, and in rock gardens. This Holly shrub is hardy in USDA Zones 6-9. In zone 5 and below, gardeners should utilize planters/containers that can be moved indoors during the winter. In spring, feed your plant with a slow-release acidic fertilizer to keep your bush well-fed and vibrant. This item includes one touch of gold holly ‘ilex’ (live plant) in a plastic pot with soil. The pot is wrapped in a polybag to retain moisture and hold any soil that shakes loose in shipping. The plant is shipped in a sturdy cardboard box to ensure safe delivery. The plant should be unpackaged, un-bagged, and watered as soon as it arrives. These plants ship from the gulf coast of Alabama.
Features
Touch of gold holly ‘ilex’ shines like gold where ever you choose to plant it! Growth is compact with a mature plant reaching 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide. This holly has small, rounded leaves that are bright golden-yellow and remain evergreen all year long.
Golden yellow
When everything else has lost its leaves and prepares to go into dormancy you can continue having lovely shades of green and yellow throughout every season. Although not a flowering shrub it makes for it in other areas with its vibrant nature.
Though it’s generally a low-maintenance shrub, you can prune your plant to keep its size under control and promote healthy growth.
Though it’s generally a low-maintenance shrub, you will need to prune your plant in order to keep its size under control and promote healthy growth. The best time to prune evergreen shrubs is during the winter when they are dormant.
The touch of gold holly flourishes in USDA zones 6a-9b while receiving full sun or part shade. Before planting be sure to water and once planted water deeply and then add more soil if needed. Water several times during the week during the first year, but once established water only once the soil has become dry.
hips as a 2.5 quart potted plant with soil from the Alabama gulf coast. Not guaranteed to be in bloom on arrival. This plant is unavailable to ship to Hawaii and Alaska.