Ilex crenata 'TWIGGY'

Ilex crenata 'TWIGGY'
Japanese holly

SIZE/TYPE	low or groundcovering
USUAL HEIGHT	0.3-0.6m
USUAL WIDTH	0.6-1.3m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	+multicoloured:light green and green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE	acidic (peaty)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)	5b (down to -27°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Evergreen broadleaf

Many people mistake Japanese holly for buxus thanks to its small, evergreen leaves. Twiggy is slightly different. Its leaves are lighter green, very soft green as they emerge and mid green in summer along deep burgundy red branches. They are also evergreen, narrowly elliptic, gently serrated at margins and thanks to their colour the shrubs always looks fresh.

Twiggy holly is a fantastic plant for me because of its mound-forming, cushion-like habit which is ideal for Mediterranean-style gardens. You

It can be pruned and clipped in almost any way in early spring or by end July. Japanese holly is usually trouble-free, tolerates any soil and can withstand summer dry spells once established. However, for best results and leaf colour grow it in medium fertile, moist but well-drained acid soil. Fully hardy to min. -26°C (USDA zone 5b).

Last update: 13-02-2012

SIZES and PRICES

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view item	form	pot	size	quality	price (incl. VAT)	where in stock	sending options	quantity
			height 15-20 cm, width 20-25 cm	HOBBY Hobby collection cosists of young plants that cost less than our standard sizes.		CHLUMEC	BY POST
			height 15-20 cm	HOBBY Hobby collection cosists of young plants that cost less than our standard sizes.		PRAGUE	BY POST
			height 40-50 cm, width 30-40 cm	De Luxe This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.		CHLUMEC	BY POST
			height 40-50 cm, width 30-40 cm	De Luxe This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.		PRAGUE	BY POST

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.