Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’

Scientific name: Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’

Common name: Japanese holly

Family name: Aquifoliaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Helleri’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 2.00 to 4.00 feet；Spread: 3.00 to 5.00 feet

Form: dense, multi-branched, evergreen shrub

Water use: Medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.

Leaf arrangement:  ovate to elliptic, crenate to serrate, glossy, spineless, evergreen, deep green leaves

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): 4 petaled white flowers which bloom in 3-7 flowered cymes；black rounded somewhat inconspicuous fruits

Limitations:  Tolerant of a wide variety of soils ranging from moist to dry and from sand to clay.

Suitable uses:  Mass or group. Hedge. Borders. Incorporate into a foundation planting.

Quick ID description:  rounded black fruit; rounded dark green leaves

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