Santa's Delight Holly

Santa’s Delight™ Holly will delight everyone with its colorful foliage. The leaves are rich, dark green, with broad cream margins which turn pink in fall. The new growth is raspberry red, and this bush has profuse crops of large, bright red berries in fall and early winter. It grows into a pyramidal bush 10 to 12 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide at the base, and it can be trimmed to maintain a perfect form or allowed to grow naturally. Use it as a lawn specimen, as foundation planting, in beds, or in wooded areas beneath larger trees.

• Beautiful green and white variegated foliage
• Heavy crop of large, bright red berries
• New growth is raspberry red
• Leaf edges turn pink in fall
• Tolerates lower temperatures and damper soil than others

Grow Santa’s Delight™ Holly in light conditions from full sun through partial shade to full shade in all but the darkest corners. It is more cold-resistant than many other varieties of holly, and it grows well in a wide range of soils, as long as they are well-drained. It has some drought resistance once established and it is avoided by deer and not attacked by most pests or diseases. It has good resistance to root diseases. It can be trimmed annually in late winter and mid-summer, while preserving the berry crop.