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Helleri Holly (Ilex crenata) - Compact Evergreen Shrub for Foundation Plantings

Ilex crenata 'Helleri' is a slow-growing, compact evergreen shrub native to Japan. This variety features ovate leaves with serrated margins, pinnate veins, and inconspicuous spring flowers. With a height of 2-3 feet and a width of 3-4 feet, it is ideal for foundation plantings. 'Helleri' holly thrives in sun, part shade, or shade with very little pruning requirements. Common problems include spider mites, and it is suited for USDA Zones 6 to 8.

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Helleri Holly (Ilex crenata) - Compact Evergreen Shrub for Foundation Plantings

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  1. BOTANICAL NAME • ILEX CRENATA ‘Helleri’

  2. PRONUNCIATION • EYE - lecks kree - NAY - tuh

  3. COMMON NAME • Helleri Holly

  4. FAMILY • Aquifoliaceae

  5. Life Cycle • Evergreen perennial

  6. Growth Habit • Shrub • Height 2’ - 3’ • Width 3’ - 4’ • Spreading

  7. ARRANGEMENT • Alternate

  8. LEAF • Ovate • Length 1/2” • Width 1/4” - 3/8”

  9. MARGIN • Serrated (toward apex)

  10. VEINS • Pinnate

  11. COMPOSITION • Simple

  12. FLOWER • Spring • Inconspicuous

  13. FRUIT • Insignificant

  14. EXPOSURE • Sun • Part shade • Shade

  15. GROWTH • Slow

  16. USE • Foundation

  17. DESCRIPTION • Leaf is oblong, but broadest 2/3 way to tip • Wedge shaped at the base

  18. CULTURAL PRACTICES • Needs very little pruning

  19. PROBLEMS • Spiders mites

  20. ZONES • 6 - 8

  21. NATIVE OF: • Japan

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