Ilex crenata 'Steeds' ~ Steeds Upright Japanese Holly groundcover providing additional visual interest

providing additional visual interest

Radicans is particularly noted for its resistance to wind and its ability to maintain a central leader

dark green leaves with a velvety brown underside

Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

Jim Robbins

Ilex crenata 'Steeds' ~ Steeds Upright Japanese Holly groundcover providing additional visual interestSteeds Upright Japanese Holly is a densely branched upright evergreen shrub with flattened dark green leaves reminiscent of boxwood. If pollinated, the tiny white flowers give way to ornamental black fruits Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Type: Shrub Origins: East Asia and eastern Russia Height: 6' 8' Spread: 5 6' Spacing: 5 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 9