It's the eve of Christmas eve so we've decided it's time for a festive special and what better plant to look at than holly?! Of course in Australia Christmas falls in mid summer when hollies have no berries but even so they are still often used at this time of year as decoration here. In this video we're looking at four interesting varieties of Ilex aquifolium growing in the historic Mount Macedon garden Durrol. We'll be showing more of this garden in the new year so stay tuned and many thanks to the owners of this amazing wonderland for allowing us to film in their private garden! Meanwhile, in this video, we're looking at:
Ilex Aquifolium Aurea Pendula
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea' - the hedgehog holly
And a no ID cultivar
But we'll also look at an Osmanthus and ask: just HOW do you tell the difference between it and a holly?? Stephen has all the answers! And if you have a question for Stephen do leave it in the comments below, with where you're from, and we'll try and answer it in one of our Monday #shorts.
We mention our variegation video which you can see here: [ Ссылка ]
And our masterclass on botanic latin plant names which you can see here: [ Ссылка ]
