Soft Touch Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Soft-Touch'

Soft Touch Japanese Holly is a soft-textured evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and small dark green spineless leaves that have a thin silver mid-vein.  The inconspicuous flowers in spring to give way to small black fruits in fall which last through winter.  Best planted moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit.

Type: 

Shrub

Origins:

East Asia and eastern Russia

Height: 

2' - 3'

Spread: 

2’ - 3'

Spacing: 

2’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full SunPart Sun

Bloom Color: 

White

Season of Interest:  

FallYear-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly.   Well-drained soils essential.   Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew.  Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, BordersWoodland GardensWildlife Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Hydrangea, Azalea, Euonymus

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