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Ilex cre. Jenny / 10Cm
Ilex crenata 'Jenny'
Confirmed format: 10cm Pot
Plant Highlights: Dense evergreen foliage • Naturally compact habit • Excellent alternative to box • Ideal for low hedging and topiary • Year-round structure
Overview
Ilex crenata 'Jenny' is a compact evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves and a naturally dense, bushy habit. Its neat growth makes it an excellent choice for low hedging, formal borders, clipped shapes and container planting, where it provides year-round structure and colour. Often used as an alternative to traditional box hedging, it responds well to trimming and maintains a tidy appearance throughout the seasons, making it suitable for both contemporary and formal garden designs.
Why We Love It
Ilex crenata 'Jenny' combines a naturally compact habit with fine evergreen foliage, making it a versatile choice for adding year-round structure. Whether clipped into neat shapes or allowed to grow as a tidy shrub, it brings lasting interest to gardens of all sizes.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Ilex crenata 'Jenny' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Japanese Holly |
| Plant Type | Evergreen shrub |
| Foliage | Small, glossy, dark green, evergreen |
| Position | Full sun or partial shade |
| Soil | Moist but well-drained soil |
| Habit | Compact, dense, bushy |
| Mature Height | Approximately 1m to 1.5m |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 1m to 1.5m |
| Hardiness | RHS H6 (−20°C to −15°C). |
Growing Guide
| Position & Soil | Plant in full sun or partial shade in fertile, well-drained soil. |
|---|---|
| Watering | Water regularly during the establishment period, especially if grown in containers. |
| Mulching | Applying a mulch around the base will help retain soil moisture and suppress weeds. |
| Pruning | Trim once or twice during the growing season to maintain a crisp outline if used for hedging or topiary. Remove any damaged or dead shoots as required. |
Perfect For
- Low hedging and formal borders
- Topiary and clipped shapes
- Patio containers
- Contemporary and formal garden designs
Good to Know
- Often used as an alternative to traditional box hedging.
- Responds well to trimming and maintains a tidy appearance throughout the seasons.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | 10cm Pot (P10) |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Evergreen shrub |
| Position | Full sun or partial shade |
| Best Uses | Low hedging, topiary, borders and patio containers |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Acidic· Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 1.0m high· 1.0m wide
- Foliage
- evergreen
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