Woody Plants: Ilex Aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea'

Merry Christmas!

This silver hedgehog holly is one of the newest additions to my front yard.  The Hillier Guide says it has a "very effective combination of rich purple twigs and leaves with creamy white margins and spines."  But Dirr, in the Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, remarks, "To me not a particularly lovely plant."

As you can see from the picture, it gets its name from the numerous spines that cover the leaves.  I took this picture yesterday, right after a heavy rain.