Ilex spinigera (female) Open House That success in the Southeast

That success in the Southeast makes Gou Tou a distinctive choice for gardens after cold-tolerant citrus with old-world character

breaking from purplish buds along bare grey wood in late winter

where the spring flowers and clean leaves lend balance

persimmon has long served as a medicinal tree: the astringent inner bark was traditionally made into a wash for sore throats

Where most gardenias pile petal on petal

Ilex spinigera (female) Open House That success in the SoutheastIlex spinigera is a holly with a deep past, a rare evergreen from the Hyrcanian forests that ring the southern Caspian Sea in northern Iran. Small, glossy, dark green leaves edged with fine spines clothe a dense small tree or large shrub, and on female plants such as this one bright red berries glow against the foliage through fall and into winter, the classic holly effect on an uncommonly ancient plant. Those Hyrcanian woods are living museums. When