Top native ilex sect. glabra

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 1 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1

Toughness

Resists

Erosion 1 Pollution 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Open 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Perennial 2 Shrub 2