Glow Pop Japanese holly
Ilex crenata 'Glow Pop'
PW New 2026
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Glow Pop' Japanese holly (Ilex crenata 'Glow Pop') is a shrub for hedges, foundation plantings, borders, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a dense, evergreen shape. It is drought tolerant, and bees visit the spring blooms. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Autumn fern, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Joe Pye weed.