Yaupon Holly Texas Native a popular houseplant named for

a popular houseplant named for its surprise "discovery" in a shipment of ferns from Philadelphia to Boston in 1894

Packera aurea self-seeds freely

shiny black drupe

This cheerful plant loves to bask in full sun for the best results and prefers medium to dry

This lovely plant delights us with a heavy bloom in spring and a gentler display in summer

Yaupon Holly Texas Native a popular houseplant named forIlex 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