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Ilex x ‘Red Sprite’                                                                      Dwarf Deciduous Holly

 Size:  5’ X 8’

 Exposure:  Full Sun to Part Shade

 Flower Time:  June or July

 Ornamental Characteristics:

 Deciduous hollies fill a tremendous void in a garden’s progression of color and interest.  They hide, relatively unassuming, amongst more flamboyant plants until winter shuts its companions down.  This permits the intense red fruit to brighten the area for the best of this dreary time.  Red Sprite was selected for its very dense, uniform growth and heavy fruit set and persistence.  The size noted above is after a few decades of growth.  Many deciduous hollies become chlorotic when planted in alkaline soils.  A simple treatment of an acidifying fertilizer will correct this issue.  The males for Red Sprite are Apollo and Jim Dandy.