Helleri Japanese Holly

Helleri Japanese HollyIlex crenata Helleri A tidy, low growing evergreen, Helleri Japanese Holly is prized for its dense, mounded habit and fine textured foliage. Its small, glossy green leaves resemble boxwood, making it an excellent choice for formal borders, foundation plantings, and low hedges. Although this cultivar is a female clone, flowers and fruits are modestly and infrequently produced. Naturally compact and slow growing, this easy care shrub maintains its neat

Ilex crenata ‘Helleri’

A tidy, low-growing evergreen, Helleri Japanese Holly is prized for its dense, mounded habit and fine-textured foliage. Its small, glossy green leaves resemble boxwood, making it an excellent choice for formal borders, foundation plantings, and low hedges. Although this cultivar is a female clone, flowers and fruits are modestly and infrequently produced. Naturally compact and slow-growing, this easy-care shrub maintains its neat shape with minimal pruning and provides year-round structure in the landscape.

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–9

• Sunlight: Full sun to part shade

• Water Requirements: Moderate; prefers well-drained soil

• Growth Rate: Slow

• Mature Size: 2–4 ft tall × 3-5 ft wide

• Maintenance: Low; light shaping if needed

• Landscape Uses: Low hedges, borders, foundation plantings, mass plantings

• Deer Resistance: Moderate