Hetz Holly Ilex crenata 'Hetzii'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- EYE-leks kre-NAY-tuh
- Description
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Japanese Holly is a handsome evergreen shrub in the Aquifoliaceae family. It is dense, rigid, and compact and grows up to 6 1/2'. You can severely prune to control height. It tolerates drought and air pollution. It also tolerates poor, sandy, and clay soils. It is intolerant of alkaline soils. It tolerates the shade and is easily transplanted. It has a slow growth rate and has pest problems.
Quick ID Hints:
- Has small, dark green, crenate, convex leaves.
- The underside of leaves are dotted with black glands.
- New stems are greenish and turn gray-green in the 2nd year.
- The convex, 'hat-like' leaf fits over a fingertip and is 2/5"-1" in length.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ilex
- Species:
- crenata
- Family:
- Aquifoliaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Wildlife Value:
- The small fragrant flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Mildly resistant to damage by deer
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Rounded
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are small, globose, black drupe in fall on female plants. They are berry-like and slightly larger than 1/5".
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are non-showy, dull greenish white in the spring. They grow in clusters of 2-3 and up to 1/5". Inflorescence is pistallte a cyme in leaf axils of current season's growth.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Smooth
- Waxy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblong
- Obovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are small, alternate, simple, elliptic or obovate to oblong-lanceolate, and convex. They are dark green and the underside is dotted with blackish pellucid glands. They grow between 2/5"-1".
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are green on current season of growth, and turn gray-green to gray-brown by year 2 or 3. Young stems are often densely pubescent.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Lawn
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Pollinators
- Specialized Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
