Ilex crenata 'Convexa'
Object Details
- Description
- Japanese hollies are popular boxwood replacements, as they grow to form dense, low shrubs easily. This plant takes its cultivar name from its cupped, or convex, leaves.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 20 F
- Attracts
- Bees
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2021-0518A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Japanese holly cultivar
- Box-leaf holly cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Aquifoliales
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
- Species
- crenata
- Life Form
- Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Small white flowers have 4-5 petals and are non-showy.
- Dioecious
- Yes
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, alternate, elliptical to obovate, serrated leaves are cupped (convex), green and glossy. Less than 1" (2.5 cm) long.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Fruit Characteristics
- Berry-like, black drupe. Less than .25" (.64 cm) across. In fall.
- Plant Size
- 3.5-5' tall x 2.5-3.5' wide (1.1-1.5 x .8-1.1 meters)
- Structure
- Vase, rounded
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0518A
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