ilex

 
Name Ilex "Beehive"
Hardiness  
Light Full sun
Height/Spread  
   
Uses Low hedge, groundcover
Qualities Extremely tight and compact with minute (very small) leaves and slightly glossy appearance.
 
Name Ilex x meservae "Blue Girl"
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height/Spread 8 feet/ 8 feet
   
Uses  Hedge, accent
Qualities Dark blue-green shiny foliage.  Hybrid of the English holly.  
Requires a male holly close by so pollination can occur and Blue Girl can produce berries.
 
Name Ilex glabra "Compacta"
Hardiness Zone 4
Light Full sun
Height/Spread 3 feet/ 3 feet
   
Uses Hedge
Qualities Pest and disease resistant, this plant grows compact and full, making a great hedge.  Produces blue-black berries, and will tolerate wet conditions.  The underside of the glossy green leaves are a fuzzy gray-green color, providing textural interest when the foliage is moving in the breeze.
 
Name Ilex crenata "Green Luster"
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height/Spread 4-5 feet/ 5-8 feet
   
Uses Hedge
Qualities Great dark green, especially glossy and waxy foliage.  Makes a great hedge or foundation plant.
 
Name Ilex crenata "Helleri "
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height/Spread 3 feet/ 5 feet
   
Uses Hedge
Qualities Very compact mound to 3 feet, this plant makes a great border or low hedge.  Dark green, ovate, waxy leaves.
 
Name Ilex crenata "Hetzi "
Hardiness Zone 5
Light Full sun
Height/Spread 4-5 feet/ 5 feet
   
Uses Hedge
Qualities Fast growing upright shrub with glossy, cup-shaped leaves which are ovate. 

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