species
Ilex crenata
Japanese holly
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Ilex crenata belongs to the family Aquifoliaceae, also known as Japanese holly, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 1.5 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 1.5 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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