Glow Stick® Japanese holly Ilex crenata

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  • Glow Stick® - Japanese holly - Ilex crenata
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Exposure
  • Part Shade
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter
Mature Size
Height: 4' - 6'
Spread: 12"
New Plant

This plant is hardy in zones 5 - 9

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

What is my hardiness zone?

NORTH BAY, ONTARIO 
ZONE 4

  • FEATURES

    Standing tall and bright, Glow Stick® holly adds year-round interest to landscapes and containers alike. It grows in a 1' wide column, offering endless design possibilities in even the smallest spaces. Its golden foliage weathers harsh winters and full sun without discoloring. Small but mighty, Glow Stick Holly makes a lasting impact as a grouping in the border, hedge, or even as the thriller in a container display.

    Top reasons to grow Glow Stick holly?

    • Exciting habit
    • Highlighter-like color
    • Tolerates urban conditions well
    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest
    Salt Tolerant

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    48 - 72 Inches
    Spacing: 
    12 Inches
    Spread: 
    12 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    Yellowy green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Container
    Landscape
    Mass Planting
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    With an interesting narrow habit, it makes a fabulous specimen plant, hedge, or container plant.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers moist acidic soils with good drainage and a good layer of shredded bark mulch. Pruning is seldom needed, but may be shaped in late winter. Apply an evergreen fertilizer in spring.

    Glow Stick® Ilex crenata 'NCIC2' USPPAF, Can PBRAF
    PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS 
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