Ilex Dark Green

Leaves are good in flower arrangements.

Ilex dark green. Look for all sizes in our online shop. It is a form of holly but it has small box like spineless leaves and is sometimes called the box leaved holly. A favorite for foundation and corner plantings as well as for tall screens. The leaves are glossy dark green small 1030 mm long and 1017 mm broad with a crenate wavy margin sometimes spiny.

These plants are the result of carefully selected ilex seedlings that are protected by licence. Description japanese holly ilex crenata dark green instant hedge is a low growing and slow growing evergreen hedge. Leathery glossy dark green leaves are sparsely toothed and reach 3 inches long. Far less prone to pests and disease.

Clipped into topiary shapes its ideal for adding year round structure to borders or for growing in large containers. A disease ilex crenata dark green is fully resistent to. It has glossy small dark green leaves and once established can grow at least 20cm a year. It also produces small black shiny fruits in the autumn.

The underside of leaves are dotted with blackish pellucid glands. Ilex crenata dark green is very similar in appearance similar to buxus sempervirens and is a great alternative especially if box blight is a particular cause for concern. Ilex crenata dark green has deep green convex leaves that more closely match those of true box leaves. Dioecious male and female plants.

Stem normally green on currents seasons growth. Dark green leaves that are 05 13 long and are crowded on stems. It will grow in almost all soil types but it prefers a well drained soil so avoid soils that can lie wet. A hybrid variety produced from cuttings so plants have a uniform growth rate and habit.

Ilex select is known as a brand name for ilex crenata dark green and blondie. The fruit is a black drupe stone fruit 5 mm diameter containing four seeds. Sets fruit without a pollenizer but produces more berries if pollinated by a male selection of ilex cornuta. Leaves alternate simple crowded short stalked elliptic to oblong lanceolate 13 32 mm long 6 16 mm wide crenate serrulate or serrulate dark green above dotted beneath with blackish clear or translucent glands.

Flowers small 4 parted white.