Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse the Norfolk Island pine

the Norfolk Island pine

often past the first frost

acidic soils

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

Ilex x koehneana (Ilex latifolia x I. aquifolium) ‘Hohman’ prophouse the Norfolk Island pineIlex 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