Ilex vomitoria 'Yawkey' New gave rise to the allspice

gave rise to the allspice names

and the fuzzy leaves flush two to three weeks ahead of relatives such as 'Anne Bidwell' and 'Rosea'

Morton makes an attractive ornamental evergreen

blue-black fruits to follow

upright blades scattered with small creamy white spots

Ilex vomitoria 'Yawkey' New gave rise to the allspiceYaupon is the small leaved evergreen holly of the Southeast, native along the coastal plain from Virginia to Texas and a member of the holly family, Aquifoliaceae. Salt tolerant, drought tolerant, and willing in sun or shade, the species shears as cleanly as boxwood and has long been a Southern mainstay for hedges and clipped structure, the females carrying translucent scarlet berries into winter. 'Yawkey' rewrites that last detail in a rarer color: