Osmanthus suavis prophouse Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight' is

Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight' is a male American holly bred for one essential job

the sort of pungency that persuades deer and rabbits to browse elsewhere

often marked with purple at the base of the petals

a hedgerow

their sepal tips curling back at the rim

Osmanthus suavis prophouse Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight' isOsmanthus suavis is the mountain member of the sweet olive family, a shrub of quiet, upright grace carried down from high ground. Native to the cool slopes of the eastern Himalayas and the misted forests of southwest China, the plant has the unhurried resilience of alpine flora, and the narrow, pointed, finely toothed leaves, darkly lustrous and neatly held, give a formal, upright presence the year round. The epithet suavis means sweet or agreeable in