Ilex attenuata ( East Palatka Holly )
Hybrid between Ilex opaca and Ilex cassine . Persistent red yield is shiny against the glossy , disconsolate greenish leaves of this slender , conic shrub , make it a nice decorative screen . Leaves are 1 to 3 column inch long , elliptic to oblong - ovate , and are less spiny than classic Charles Hardin Holley . Needs ample , somewhat acidulent garden ground and good drainage . This cultivar has an opened , spreading substance abuse ....