Hoogendorn Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Hoogendorn'

Sku #0754

A low growing, densely branched, compact evergreen shrub with handsome, flattened, dark green foliage. Very reminiscent of boxwood. Male plant; does not produce berries. An elegant choice for use in shrub borders, as a low hedge or in mass plantings. Has impressive cold hardiness.

Light Needs

Full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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Key Feature

Dwarf Habit

Light Needs

Full sun

Landscape Uses

Hedge, Mass Planting, Poolside

Watering Needs:Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Plant type:Shrub

Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen

Sunset climate zones:3 - 9, 14 - 24

Growth habit:Compact, Rounded

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growth to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide.

Special features:Compact Form, Dwarf Plant, Pollenizer, Waterwise

Foliage color:Green

Blooms:Inconspicuous; prized for foliage.

Flower color:White

Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary

Design IdeasUse this plant as a groundcover to block weeds over large areas of the garden. Neatens up edges of planters along walks, paths and lawn. Covers up unattractive open spaces between trees and larger old shrubs that have lost their lower leaves. Superior cover up for mortar, plastic and utilities around the edges of water garden. Great problem solver for rocky ground where this holly carpets spaces between rock outcroppings.

Companion PlantsThis groundcover does very well to cover the ground plain beneath Pagoda Dogwood, (Cornus alternifolia), Hick's Yew, (Taxus x media 'Hicksii'), Pocahontas Canadian Lilac, (Syringa x hyacinthiflora 'Pocahontas') and Forest Pansy Redbud, (Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy').

Care

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.

History & Lore

History:

Japanese holly was originally named after Robert Fortune of London, who obtained it in Japan while collecting there for Standish and Noble in the 1860s. It was later renamed from the Latin for scalloped leaves. This is believed to be the most cold hardy of all crenata cultivars. It was developed by famed Ilex breeders at Hoogendorn Nursery of Newport, Rhode Island.

Lore:

Linnaeus gave this genus the name Ilex after the holly oak of Europe (Quercus ilex) even though these plants are not related.

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