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Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Condeaux'
Also called bordeaux yaupon holly
Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly blooms from March through May.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 7–9. Expect it to reach about 3 ft tall and 3.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 5 years (a house reading).
Is Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs and cats by Pet Poison Helpline.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Plant Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 8, the middle of its hardy zones 7 to 9, spring means February to April and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from March to May.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 8, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 8 in February. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly get?
3 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult3.5 ftwideSee Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly about 3.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 9 published sources on October 12, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- US plant patent (Google Patents)Jerry B. Pittman, original assignee Flowerwood Nursery Inc.; Google Pa...height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases and pests
- NC State ExtensionIlex vomitoria, with a named Condeaux cultivar blockheight, spread, sun, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- Plant AddictsBordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Hollyheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags and soil
- flowerwood.comFlowerwood Nursery, Inc. (the originator and original patent assignee,...height, spread, hardiness zones, water and bloom months and color
- growersoutlet.comGrowers Outlet (Loganville, Georgia; cultivar plant sheet, PDF)height, spread, hardiness zones, water and soil
- sfyl.ifas.ufl.eduUniversity of Florida IFAS Extension, Santa Rosa County Teaching and D...height, spread, hardiness zones, trait tags and soil
- lichtenfelts.comLichtenfelt's (Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly, cultivar page)height, spread, sun and trait tags
- University of Florida IFASExtension, Gardening Solutions, Dwarf Holliesheight, spread, trait tags and diseases
- Internet Archive (archived page)JC Raulston Arboretum, NC State University (named Condeaux living-coll...height and trait tags
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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