About Carissa Holly

Carissa Holly

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Korea

1.4 Types

llex aculeolata Nakai, Ilex affinis Gardner, Ilex amazonensis Edwin

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

400

Rank: 20 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular 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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

43% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

8% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

61% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

3% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

55% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

14% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

4% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

28% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Rash, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for Landscaping, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ILEX cornuta 'Carissa'

7.2 Common Name

Carissa holly

7.2.1 In Hindi

Carissa holly plant

7.2.2 In German

carissa holly Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Карисса востраліста завод

7.2.4 In Spanish

Carissa planta de acebo

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό Carissa πουρνάρια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Carissa azevinho

7.2.7 In Polish

Carissa Holly roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Carissa Holly herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Aquifoliales

8.5 Family

Aquifoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Ilex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

400

Rank: 40 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Carissa Holly

Want to know the properties of Carissa Holly? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Carissa Holly is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Rash and Skin irritation. Carissa Holly Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Broadleaf Evergreen

Carissa Holly Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Carissa Holly. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Carissa Holly physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 180.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White
Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Carissa Holly

Taking Carissa Holly Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Carissa Holly include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Compare Broadleaf Evergreen

Japanese Holly and Blue Princess Holly

Japanese Holly and Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Japanese Holly and Savannah Holly

Season and care of Carissa Holly

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Carissa Holly is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Carissa Holly is a very important plant from Broadleaf Evergreen. There are 400 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: llex aculeolata Nakai, Ilex affinis Gardner, Ilex amazonensis Edwin. This plant's habitat is Sunny Edge and Woodland Garden Dappled Shade and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.