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Ilex crenata Jenny / 10Cm / 25Cm
Ilex crenata Jenny
Confirmed format: 10cm
Plant Highlights
- Low-maintenance alternative to box hedging
- Blight and moth resistant
- Spineless leaves make handling and pruning much easier
- Glossy dark green evergreen foliage
- Compact, bushy, and naturally neat habit
- Provides year-round evergreen structure
Overview
Ilex crenata 'Jenny' is a compact, bushy, and slow-growing evergreen shrub celebrated as an excellent low-maintenance alternative to box hedging. Featuring glossy dark green, spineless leaves that make handling and pruning much easier, this cultivar maintains a naturally neat and rounded habit. With its resilience against blight and moth, it is a reliable choice for adding year-round structure and evergreen interest to small gardens, borders, and patio containers.
Why We Love It
- Serves as a reliable, low-maintenance alternative to traditional box hedging.
- Blight and moth resistant for dependable garden performance.
- Spineless leaves ensure comfortable handling and straightforward pruning.
- Glossy dark green foliage delivers year-round evergreen structure.
- Slow-growing, compact habit is perfectly suited for smaller spaces and containers.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Ilex crenata 'Jenny' |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Shrub |
| Foliage Persistence | Evergreen |
| Foliage Colours | Glossy dark green |
| Growth Habit | Compact, bushy, and rounded |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Mature Height | 60–80 cm |
| Mature Spread | 50–70 cm |
Growing Guide
| Position | Full sun to partial shade. |
|---|---|
| Soil | Slightly acidic to neutral, well-drained soil. |
| Watering | Moderate water need. Keep the soil moist. |
Perfect For
- Low-maintenance hedging
- Small gardens
- Borders
- Containers
- Year-round structural interest
Good to Know
- Spineless leaves make handling and pruning much easier.
- Naturally resistant to blight and moth.
- Provides wonderful year-round evergreen structure.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | P10 potted shrub |
|---|---|
| Nursery Pot Diameter | 10 cm |
| Supplied Height | 25 cm |
| Pack Quantity | 1 |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Care Level | Easy |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
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