American Holly

Milium Effusum

About American Holly and Milium Effusum

American Holly

Milium Effusum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Grass

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada

1.4 Types

Ilex opaca laxiflora,Ilex opaca opaca

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal sand dunes, moist forests, Swamps

Damp shady woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval Spiny Leaves

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Drought Tolerant

Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Mild Allergen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, epilepsy, Itching, Malaria, Pneumonia

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Used as a dyestuff, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making tea

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees

Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ILEX opaca

MILIUM effusum

7.2 Common Name

Christmas Holly

Millet Grass, Wood Millet

7.2.1 In Hindi

American Holly

Milium effusum

7.2.2 In German

American Holly

Wald-Flattergras

7.2.3 In French

American Holly

millet étalé

7.2.4 In Spanish

American Holly

effusum milium

7.2.5 In Greek

American Holly

milium effusum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

American Holly

milium effusum

7.2.7 In Polish

American Holly

prosownica rozpierzchła

7.2.8 In Latin

American Holly

milium effusum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Celastrales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Aquifoliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Ilex

Milium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

2NA

1 27800

Properties of American Holly and Milium Effusum

Wondering what are the properties of American Holly and Milium Effusum? We provide you with everything About American Holly and Milium Effusum. American Holly has thorns and Milium Effusum doesn't have thorns. Also American Holly does not have fragrant flowers. American Holly has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Milium Effusum has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of American Holly and Milium Effusum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of American Holly and Milium Effusum

Season and care of American Holly and Milium Effusum is important to know. While considering everything about American Holly and Milium Effusum Care, growing season is an essential factor. American Holly season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Milium Effusum season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for American Holly is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Milium Effusum is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for American Holly is Acidic, Neutral and for Milium Effusum is Acidic, Neutral.

American Holly and Milium Effusum Physical Information

American Holly and Milium Effusum physical information is very important for comparison. American Holly height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Milium Effusum height is 45.70 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of American Holly and Milium Effusum are as follows:

American Holly flower color: White
American Holly leaf color: Green and Light Green
Milium Effusum flower color: Not Available
Milium Effusum leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of American Holly and Milium Effusum

Care of American Holly and Milium Effusum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Holly pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Milium Effusum pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer American Holly needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Milium Effusum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.