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Ilex Golden King - Holly 3 Ltr - Plants2Gardens

Ilex Golden King - Holly

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Position
Full Sun or Part Shade
Hardiness
Hardy
Height
450cm
Spread
300cm
What You'll Receive What to Expect on Delivery
1 x 3 Litre Pot Grown Shrub
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Ilex Golden King has been awarded an RHS AGM and it is not hard to see why.

This splendid, evergreen small tree/shrub has variegated leaves each with unique bright yellow margins and would make an ideal hedge creating a habitat for our welcomed garden visitors. Petite white flowers bloom in Spring/Summer followed by red berries to attract the birds to your garden. Confusingly its name Golden King refers to this variety being a male, but is in fact female thus producing berries. This tough, hardy shrub is very easy to care for, just a simple prune to shape once a year.

Being a variety of Holly, this Ilex provides seasonal interest and adds something a little different to your outside space with the shape and colour of its foliage which can be snipped to also create a pretty indoor display. Golden King has low 'prickle levels' from its leathery leaves.


What This Plant Brings to Your Garden

RHS Award holly

Ilex 'Golden King' carries the RHS Award of Garden Merit, a hardy evergreen holly with gold-edged leaves that stay bright the year round.

Berries and bird cover

Red berries follow the flowers and feed thrushes and blackbirds into winter, while the dense evergreen canopy gives small birds cover to nest and shelter.

Coast and city proof

It shrugs off salt-laden coastal wind and urban air pollution, thriving as a hedge or specimen where less hardy evergreens would struggle.

About This Plant

The Highclere hollies, Ilex × altaclerensis, arose from crosses involving common holly and were raised in England in the nineteenth century. 'Golden King' confuses gardeners with its name, since it is a female clone and the one that bears the berries. Its leaves are leathery and near enough spineless, edged in irregular gold.

For a reliable berry crop it needs a male holly within pollinating distance, since 'Golden King' cannot set fruit alone. Otherwise it asks little, taking a single trim to shape in winter or early spring. The near-spineless leaves make cutting a far kinder job than most hollies, and stems snipped for the house last well in a vase.

Plant Information

  • Plant type is Shrub

    Plant Type

    Shrub

  • This Plant will grow to 450cm high and 300cm wide

    Plant Size

    Eventual Height: 450cm

    Eventual Spread: 300cm

  • Plant in Full Sun or Part Shade

    Planting Position

    Full Sun or Part Shade

  • Plant type is Hardy

    Hardiness:

    Hardy

Planting & Flowering Guide

JAN

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FEB

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MAR

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APR

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MAY

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Flowers in May

JUN

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Flowers in June

JUL

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AUG

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SEP

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OCT

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NOV

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DEC

Plant in December

Quality & Sourcing

Our Growing Promise
  • Hand-selected by our own RHS-trained team
  • Sourced from specialist growers across the UK and Europe
  • Specialists in mature plants for first-season impact
  • Unusual varieties you won't find in every garden centre
Packing & Delivery
  • Packed by hand, plant by plant
  • Boxed to protect new growth in transit
  • Recyclable cardboard outers
  • Quality-checked before every dispatch

Delivery Information

What to Expect on Delivery

All plants are expertly packed to ensure they arrive in perfect condition, ready to thrive in your garden.

  • Standard Delivery (3 to 5 days): £4.95
  • Free Standard Delivery on orders over £50

Returns

If anything arrives damaged, tell us within 3 days and we will replace it or refund you. Unwanted items can be returned within 7 working days, unused and in the original packaging.

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