Ilex crenata – Japanese Holly
| Sizes Supplied | Item Price (£) + VAT | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 60-80cm | 17.50 | RB |
| 15-20cm | 1.75 | P9 |
Key: Type – P9 = Container Size | RB = Root Ball
Details / Key Facts
Ilex crenata Japanese Holly, hedge plants offer a very similar aesthetic to Box hedging. This is due to the small, glossy green foliage and dense habit. The delightful Japanese Holly makes a wonderful low hedge that provides year-round interest. Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata) hedging is a hardy, low maintenance plant which, is becoming increasingly popular due to its multitude of gardening benefits.
The small round leaves found on Ilex crenata lead most gardeners to suppose that this is a member of the box family, but this is actually the Japanese holly. Found growing naturally in the higher parts of Japan and Korea, this smooth-leaved plant is well worth growing as a winter evergreen.
Key Facts
- Common name: Japanese Holly
- Botanical name: Ilex crenata
- Group: Small Hedge
- Flowering time: Summer
- Soil: Loam, Clay, Sand, Chalk
- Height and spread: 4-8 metres and 1-1.5 metres
- Aspect: South-facing or North-facing or West-facing or East-facing. Full Sun or Partial Shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Difficulty: Easy
How To Grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in a well-drained soil in a sunny position or part shade. Excellent as a dwarf hedge
Propagation
Propagate by seed or by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Garden Edging Hedging & Screens City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden
Family
Aquifoliaceae
Genus
Japanese Holly, Ilex crenata can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs and trees with often spiny leaves, small white flowers (male and female usually on separate plants) and, on female plants, showy berries in autumn
Further Information
Japanese Holly, Ilex crenata is a slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree, to 6m tall, with glossy, sometimes spiny, wavy-toothed, tiny leaves to 3cm long and nearly 2cm wide. Small white flowers, borne in summer, are followed by black fruits
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