Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' ~ Monrovia® Sky Pencil Japanese Holly zone-8 Gaillardia aristata Arizona Sun 1zz

Gaillardia aristata Arizona Sun 1zz

Airy clusters of white bell-like flowers bloom on spires from late spring into midsummer attracting butterflies

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Lantana camara New Gold 2zz

Insignificant but fragrant flowers sparsely bloom in spring

Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' ~ Monrovia® Sky Pencil Japanese Holly zone-8 Gaillardia aristata Arizona Sun 1zzMonrovia Sky Pencil Japanese Holly is a slow growing evergreen shrub with an exceedingly narrow upright habit and small dark green spineless leaves. If pollinated, the inconspicuous flowers in spring to give way to small purple fruits in fall which last through winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Type: Shrub Origins: East Asia and eastern Russia