Weeping Yaupon Offers Year-Round Interest to the Landscape

by | Jun 3, 2021 | Birds, Florida Friendly Landscaping

If you are looking for an interesting native plant that attracts wildlife and makes a statement, look no further than Weeping Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria ‘Pendula’. The weeping growth habit with olive green leaves and white bark are attractive year-round. A bonus are the showy bright red berries that attract birds in the fall and winter. It is a cultivar of Yaupon Holly Ilex vomitoria which is tolerant of variable light and soil conditions making it a very adaptable plant.

Weeping Yaupon is a small evergreen tree that grows 15-30 feet tall with a mature width of 6-12 feet. Once established it has a high tolerance to drought conditions and is also able to sustain salt spray making it a good fit for coastal landscapes.

For more information visit https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/ST312

  • Weeping yaupon tree has pendulous branches.

    Weeping Yaupon can be used as a focal point in the landscape. J_McConnell

  • Oval, serrated olive green leaves of weeping yaupon.

    Weeping yaupon evergreen foliage is olive green and contrasts with white bark. J_McConnell

  • Bright red berries on weeping yaupon tree.

    Bright red berries on weeping yaupon tree. J_McConnell

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