Japanese Holly Hedge Plant - Ilex crenata Convexa

Misc	RHS AGM, Shrub, Wildlife Value
Shade	Full Shade, Full Sun, Partial Shade
Area	Coastal Areas, Exposed Windy Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Soil	Good, Well Drained, Acidic, Alkaline/Chalky, Poor/Dry
Colour	Red/Crimson
Type	Evergreen, Hedging, Native, Screening

Ilex crenata 'Convexa'

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Ilex crenata Convexa, Japanese Holly Hedging: The Best Alternative to Box (Buxus)

Japanese Holly is going through a resurgence in popularity as box blight cuts through swathes of once-immaculate formal box hedging. It does not look like an English holly plant at all: not a prickle in sight, with glossy, tiny rounded leaves that can be clipped to a razor edge. Overall, it grows and looks like Box, but without the vulnerability to blight.
View our selection of holly hedging plants or see our full range of hedging.

It grows very slowly, so you can keep it at a manageable height and well-manicured with little effort. New growth is slightly lighter for about two months and gives the plant a lovely Ready Brek glow. The female plant carries black berries.

Growing Japanese Holly

It will grow in sun or shade and happily establishes in all types of soil. It is far tougher and hardier than box. Where box blight has got a grip, this could well be the solution, being slow growing, easy to clip and immune. As such, it can be used to re-create knot gardens, to delineate borders or paths or to mark out parterres. It can be cut to crisp lines and tortuous shapes: cones, spirals and spheres are all possible. Small gardens that need winter definition will benefit from an injection of Japanese holly, whether clipped or allowed to grow naturally.

Dwarf spring bulbs like the tiny February Gold daffodil or dwarf Pinocchio tulip, grown underneath, contrast well in spring.

Japanese holly is not a demanding plant, but it is best to give it a clip or shape in June and then, for formal topiary or hedges where the lines really matter, give it another tiny trim in August to deal with any stray bits.

Features

Hedge Size: 30 cm to 1m
Soil: any
Use: formal hedging/topiary shapes
Single row: 3-4 plants per metre
Colour: dark green
No prickles at all.
RHS Award of Garden Merit

Japanese holly trivia

Japanese holly grows in Japan at altitudes up to 3,000 feet and new varieties are continuously being discovered. Crenata is one of the most popular and was introduced into the UK in 1864.

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Delivery: Our standard delivery charges are:

Small box (Orders containing only seedlings or rooted cuttings) £7.20 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Standard box (Bareroots up to 1.2m) £11.40 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Large box (Pots up to and incl. 7.5L) £15.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £100 inc VAT)
Trees & Hedging (Bareroots & trees 1.2m+) £18.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £120 inc VAT)
Pallets (Root balls, large pots, trees etc) £60.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £240 inc VAT)

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week in summer if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Japanese Holly Hedge Plants

Ilex crenata 'Convexa'

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Japanese Holly Hedge Plants

Ilex crenata 'Convexa'

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From £6.00

Ilex crenata Convexa, Japanese Holly Hedging: The Best Alternative to Box (Buxus)

Growing Japanese Holly

Japanese holly trivia

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Late Summer Colour with Anemones

LATEST VIDEO

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Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?