Sky Box Japanese holly
Ilex crenata 'Sky Box'
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
'Sky Box' Japanese holly (Ilex crenata 'Sky Box') is a shrub for borders, hedges, foundation planting, 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 is evergreen with a dense habit and slow growth, and bees visit its spring flowers. Deer rarely make it their first choice. You can shape it into a neat hedge.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Red twig dogwood.