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- Ilex crenata ‘Beehive’
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a to 8b
- This refreshing hybrid holly makes a 3- to 4-foot-high compact mound that looks like a beehive and resembles boxwood. Dense and rigid, but not with a inchtight surface, inch foliage is comprised of profuse, small, dark green evergreen leaves. Later come small black berries. It is deer-resistant and very cold-hardy.
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- ‘Carissa’ Holly
- ‘Needlepoint’ Holly
- Woody Ornamentals - Broadleaf - Evergreen
- Growth Size: Medium Shrub - 3 to 4 feet tall, 6 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Habit: Mounding
- Features: Easy To Grow, Topiary, Bonsai
- Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Disease Resistant, Deer Resistant
- Attracts:
- Garden Ideas:
- Formal, Asian-Zen, Entryway
- Flower features:
- Tiny white flowers that bloom in summer
- Fruit & seed features: tiny black ornamental berries that will ripen in fall through winter
- Foliage type and color: Evergreen, Dark Green
- Landscape Uses: Foundation, Hedges
- , Border, Container
- ‘Beehive’ Holly is a Low maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Medium Shrub - 3 to 4 feet tall, 6 to 6 feet wide
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Spacing: 7-10 ft apart
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering: Moderate
- Soil Types: Slightly Acidic to Neutral Moist, well-drained Adapted to most soil types
- General Plant Care: Care for your shrubs includes monitoring for pests and diseases, periodically checking soil moisture, and providing fertilizer as needed. In general, plants that have sufficient water and the correct amount of fertilizer tend to not have as many pest and disease problems. Water new plants weekly during the growing season in the first year, and as needed after that.
- General Planting Tips: Choose a site suited to your plant's light, soil, and space needs. Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the container. Remove plant from container and loosen roots slightly. Place the plant in the hole. If using slow-release (coated) fertilizer, you may add it according to package directions at this time. Add soil back to the hole, ensuring the top of the soil from the container is even with the surrounding soil. Water well, and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3 inches of mulch around plant, taking care to keep away from stem or trunk. See our FAQ page for more details on Mulching.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Once in spring with a slow-release fertilizer recommended for this plant (shrub, tree) at a rate according to package directions.
- General Pruning suggestions: If needed, prune in late winter or early spring to maintain size and shape. Do not remove more than 1/4 of the plant at any one time. It is best to selectively cut branches back to a natural fork in the branch. Shrubs look best when allowed to maintain their natural growth habit - avoid shearing into tight balls or squares.
