1. BOTANICAL NAME
ILEX CORNUTA ‘Carissa’

2. PRONUNCIATION
EYE – lecks
Kor – NEWT - uh

3. COMMON NAME
Carissa Holly

4. FAMILY
Aquifoliaceae

5. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

7. Growth Habit
Shrub
3-4’ tall and wide
upright

8. ARRANGEMENT and Composition
Alternate and Simple

9. LEAF
Ovate
Length 2 ½ “
Width ¾” - 1”

10. MARGIN
Entire

11. VEINS
Pinnate

13. FLOWER
Spring (only occasionally)
White

14. FRUIT
None

15. EXPOSURE
Part Shade
Shade
Sun

16. GROWTH
Slow

17. USE
Foundation

18. DESCRIPTION
Leaf smooth with one spine located at the tip

20. CULTURAL PRACTICES

21. PROBLEMS

22. ZONES
6 - 9

23. NATIVE OF:
Introduced
A sport of Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’