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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