Click to learn all about the genus Ilex and to shop. Ilex ‘Adorned’ is a Pat McCracken discovery of a sport on the popular Japanese holly Ilex crenata ‘Hoogendorn’. For us, Ilex ‘Adorned’ has made an 18 tall x 5′ wide evergreen mound in 10 years…with NO pruning. Each leaf.
Ilex ‘Adorned’ is a Pat McCracken discovery of a sport on the popular Japanese holly Ilex crenata ‘Hoogendorn’. For us, Ilex ‘Adorned’ has made an 18 tall x 5′ wide evergreen mound in 10 years…with NO pruning. Each leaf is bright gold with a small green fleck in the middle. We think Ilex ‘Adorned’ is a superb rock garden plant in addition to …
Ilex crenata ‘Adorned’. Golden variegated leaves adorn the dwarf habit of this evergreen Holly. This rounded variegated will brighten your foundation plantings and rock gardens and requires no pruning.
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Ilex crenata ‘Adorned ‘ Japanese Holly; Box Leaf Holly. E-mail. Map. Locations. Images. Other Plants Like This: Ilex (Hollies) Other Ilex (Hollies) Find More: DERIVATION: crenata – notched, with small rounded teeth, modern Latin, crenae leaf margins, see Fig. 4a) FAMILY: Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family) Other Plants in the Holly Family: HABIT:, Ilex crenata ‘Adorned’. Scientific Name: Ilex L. (Aquifoliaceae) crenata Thunb. ‘Adorned’.
Share to More. AddThis. Ilex crenata (Japanese Holly) is a slow growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with a shiny foliage of tiny, wavy-toothed, dark green leaves, ½ to 1¼ in. in length (1-3 cm). The smooth rounded leaves resemble those of boxwood. However, Japanese Holly.
The shrub is dense, rigid, compact, and grows up to 12′ tall. You will find this plant often used to make topiaries and its showy red fruits provide much-needed winter interest in the landscape. Plant in the full sun to partial shade in acidic well-drained soil though it tolerates a wide range of soil types.
