🌿 Schilling’s Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria ‘Schilling’s Dwarf’

Schilling’s Dwarf Yaupon Holly is a hardy, compact evergreen shrub that brings structure and reliability to Florida landscapes. With its dense, rounded form and fine-textured foliage, it’s a favorite for low-maintenance hedges, borders, and foundation plantings. Heat- and drought-tolerant, it thrives in Central Florida with very little care.

🌸 Foliage & Form

• Foliage: Small, oval, glossy green leaves with no spines

• Form: Dense, mounded, naturally rounded shape

• Habit: Evergreen with year-round uniformity and texture

🌱 Plant Details

• Type: Evergreen shrub

• Mature Size: 3–5 ft. tall × 4–6 ft. wide

• Growth Habit: Naturally rounded, compact, and dense

• Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Well-drained; tolerates sandy and poor Florida soils

• Water Needs: Low; drought tolerant once established

• Hardiness: USDA Zones 7–10

• Maintenance: Very low; requires little pruning to maintain shape

🌟 Why We Love It

• Perfect low hedge or border shrub

• Naturally rounded form needs little shaping

• Heat, salt, and drought tolerant

• Pest and disease resistant

🌼 Landscape Uses

• Low hedges along walkways or driveways

• Foundation planting for a tidy, formal look

• Mass plantings for structure and uniformity

• Borders for beds or around patios

⚠️ Plant Notes

• Male cultivar — does not produce berries

• Grows slowly but stays dense and compact

• Minimal pruning needed — trim lightly if a tighter shape is desired

✅ Level To Leaf Tip: Plant Schilling’s Dwarf Yaupon in rows along foundations or walkways for a crisp, uniform border that stays tidy year-round with almost no trimming required.