Name: Ilex Touch of Gold
Brand: GoBuyPlants
SKU: 1302103
Price: 71.75 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Add a bright golden edge to compact evergreen borders and foundation beds. Touch of Gold Holly forms a dwarf rounded shrub with small green leaves outlined in golden yellow, especially bright in spring. Female plants may produce black fruit when pollinated.

Growing Guide

Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 - 9
Mature Height: 2'–4'
Mature Width: 2'–4'
Spacing: 3'
Soil: Moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil
Water Needs: Moderate
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Ilex crenata 'Touch of Gold'
Common Name: Touch of Gold Holly
Plant Type: Evergreen Female Holly Shrub
Bloom Color: White
Season of Interest: Fall, Year-Round
Foliage: Evergreen
Growth Habit: Dwarf and Rounded
Pollinator Friendly: When flowering

Key Features

Green foliage with golden edges
Bright spring color
Compact rounded habit
Possible black fall and winter fruit
Disease and pest resistant

Landscape Uses

Low hedges
Foundation plantings
Borders
Containers
Accent plantings

Planting & Care Tips

Plant in full sun to part sun.
Provide slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
Water regularly during establishment.
Prune lightly in spring only if needed.

Companion Plants

Ilex Drops of Gold
Loropetalum Crimson Fire™
Nandina Firepower
Carex Evergold
Liriope Big Blue

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.

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Size

3 GALLON

Plant Size at Shipment: (12" x 12")

Quantity

Georgia Grown

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