Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus, Spurge
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
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China, Korea
Types
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llex aculeolata Nakai, Ilex affinis Gardner, Ilex amazonensis Edwin
Number of Varieties
-400
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Semi arid regions
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
6.50 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
Rash, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used for Landscaping, Used for making hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PACHYCEREUS weberi
ILEX cornuta 'Carissa'
Common Name
candelabro
Carissa holly
In Hindi
candelabro
Carissa holly plant
In German
candelabro
carissa holly Pflanze
In French
candelabro
Карисса востраліста завод
In Spanish
candelabro
Carissa planta de acebo
In Greek
candelabro
φυτό Carissa πουρνάρια
In Portuguese
candelabro
planta Carissa azevinho
In Polish
candelabro
Carissa Holly roślin
In Latin
candelabro
Carissa Holly herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Aquifoliales
Family
Cactaceae
Aquifoliaceae
Genus
Browningia
Ilex
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
-400
1
27800
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