Life Form:

Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

Small white flowers have 4-5 petals and are non-showy.

Dioecious:

Yes

Foliage Characteristics:

Simple, alternate, elliptical to obovate, serrated leaves are cupped (convex), green and glossy. Less than 1" (2.5 cm) long.

Fragrance:

Fragrant

Fruit Characteristics:

Berry-like, black drupe. Less than .25" (.64 cm) across. In fall.

Plant Size:

3.5-5' tall x 2.5-3.5' wide (1.1-1.5 x .8-1.1 meters)

Structure:

Vase, rounded

Range:

cultivated

Description:

Japanese hollies are popular boxwood replacements, as they grow to form dense, low shrubs easily. This plant takes its cultivar name from its cupped, or convex, leaves.

Hardiness:

-20 - 20 F

Attracts:

Bees

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Japanese holly cultivar

Box-leaf holly cultivar

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Asteranae

Order:

Aquifoliales

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Genus:

Ilex

Species:

crenata

Accession Number:

2021-0656A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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On Display:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax78ce5277e-c9eb-438a-a6da-fb757859f546

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2021-0656A