Pending editorial review. Names come from GBIF/POWO; growing details are a draft our editors are still verifying.

Ilex mitis — (c) Andrew Hankey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Andrew Hankey via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

(c) Andrew Hankey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Andrew Hankey via iNaturalist · CC-BY-SA · source

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Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk.

Cape Holly · Aquifoliaceae

Common names: African holly, Waterboom.

Ilex mitis (commonly called Cape holly, African holly, waterboom or umDuma) is a tall, dense, evergreen tree that is indigenous to Southern Africa.

AquifoliaceaeShrub

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About Cape Holly

Ilex mitis (commonly called Cape holly, African holly, waterboom or umDuma) is a tall, dense, evergreen tree that is indigenous to Southern Africa. It makes an excellent fast-growing hedge for gardens - growing tall, straight and dense....

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Growing & care

Growing guide coming soon. Our editors haven't written verified care details for this plant yet. Native range and classification are shown below.

Native range	Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Toxicity	Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented

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