Ilex × attenuata 'East Palatka' ~ East Palatka Holly mounding Small fragrant white flowers bloom

Small fragrant white flowers bloom in summer

which makes for an excellent cut flower that retains color when dried

Steeplechase Arborvitae is a semi-dwarf dense broad pyramidal evergreen shrub with and flat sprays of scale-like rich dark green foliage that holds its color in winter

Clusters of tiny star-shaped white flowers with purple stamen dust the plant in spring

New foliage emerges purplish-red and matures to dark brown green with purplish undersides

Ilex × attenuata 'East Palatka' ~ East Palatka Holly mounding Small fragrant white flowers bloomEast Palatka Holly is a female cultivar of the evergreen tree with a moderately tight pyramidal habit and dull green elongated foliage with a spine at the tip and few, if any, along the edges. If pollinated the flowers give way to showy pea sized red berries that are especially heavy towards the top and can persist well into winter Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to