Ilex Aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' | Silver-Margined Holly - 140-180cm, 10lt AnnabelleIlex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' is a medium sized, evergreen tree of pyramidal habit, with lovely, variegated, spiny, thorny, shiny, dark green leaves with creamy white margins, purplish pink when young. Small, inconspicuous, white flowers bloom in spring and are followed by masses of attractive, glossy, bright red berries in autumn and winter. Beneficial for bees, butterflies, and birds, but toxic to pets. Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
stunning flowers and colourful foliage
Small edible red to deep purple berries appear in July but are mostly eaten by birds
deep purple in summer
white to bright pink flowers bloom in dropping clusters in spring
Prunus serrula
non-ornamental capsules
sweetly fragrant
Flowers are followed by pea-sized fruits
It was bred by Laxton Brothers in Bedford
loose clusters
but well-drained soils and thrives in warm
it prefers fertile