Rhamnus ilicifolia

Common Name:
Hollyleaf redberry
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Rhamnaceae (The Buckthorn Family)
Geographic Origin:
California
California Native?:
Yes

Plant Size:
to 8 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
screens
Flowering Season:
Summer

Flower Color:
Green/Greenish
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Most soils

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 10 degrees F. or less

Open, angular shrub with rounded oak-like prickly leaves displays showy translucent red berries in the fall. Clusters of small greenish flowers attract beneficial insects. This evergreen shrub does well in part shade under oaks. Previously known as Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia