Yaupon Holly Purple The branches flaunt thick

The branches flaunt thick

provide lean to average

evergreen foliage

Blooming occurs on old wood

The name Sacahuista comes from two Aztec words that mean "thorn grass": zakat (grass) and huitztli (thorn)

Yaupon Holly Purple The branches flaunt thickIlex vomitoria Common names include Yaupon Holly, Yaupon, Cassina Yaupon Holly is native to a variety of areas including sandy woods, dunes, open fields, forest edges and wet swamps. This is a thicket forming, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree that typically grows upright. Often trimmed into hedges. Yaupon is slow growing and tends to get thick and twiggy on the inside, making it ideal for dense hedges but requiring careful pruning to shape it