Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse which Charles Plumier would coin

which Charles Plumier would coin only later from a species on Martinique

opening a spring blaze of bright orange

graceful frame works as a light informal hedge

so site where seedlings are easy to manage

often past the first frost

Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse which Charles Plumier would coinIlex x koehneana, the Koehne or chestnut leaf holly, is a bold hybrid between the Asian lusterleaf holly, Ilex latifolia, and the European holly, Ilex aquifolium, combining the big glossy leaf of one parent with the classic red berries and spined margins of the other. 'Hohman' is one of the finest of the group for the South: a large, dense, pyramidal evergreen carrying handsome dark green, serrated leaves and heavy crops of bright red fruit, building