Comments on: Holly Berries

By: kurzhaar

kurzhaar — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:24:14 +0000

Pyracantha is in the rose family, Ilex is its own family, so the two are not related. Pyracantha is very common as an ornamental, more so than holly. They’re thorny plants (another name for it is “firethorn”), so just as prickly as holly!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:51:57 +0000

MM, you might want to check out the pyracantha as well. I don’t know if it’s related to holly, but the leaves and berries look very similar. I remember the pyracantha attracting lots of birds, particularly cedar waxwings.

By: kurzhaar

kurzhaar — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:55:50 +0000

Yes, we are blanketed in the white fluffy stuff for now. Drifts are over 4 feet in places, the dogs had a blast romping in the snow. If we’re lucky it will stick around for a while, but I suspect we’ll end up with a warmer spell melting everything into muck.

By: bina

bina — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:25:06 +0000

i wonder what actress halle berry would say when she sees holly berries….

By: emsy

emsy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:13:06 +0000

they kinda look like coffee berries if you look at the berries alone, no?