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Glow Pop Japanese holly Ilex crenata

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Mature Size
3' 3' 91cm 91cm
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 2' - 3'
Height: 61cm - 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 91cm
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  • Details

    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm

    Features

    Every garden needs a bright spot. Glow Pop holly is the perfect candidate! It grows naturally as a compact, tidy ball. Its lime green coloring is nearly fluorescent and doesn’t burn in the sun. It’s a great fit for the front of the border, where it will grow to maturity quickly and fill the space in fast.

    Top reasons to grow Glow Pop holly?

    • Bright green coloring 
    • Tidy rounded habit
    • Grows fast
    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest
    Salt Tolerant
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    Yellowy green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade
    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Containers
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    With a low mounde3d habit, it makes a fabulous low hedge, edging, or container plant.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers moist acidic soils with good drainage and a good layer of shredded bark mulch. Pruning is seldom needed, but may be shaped in late winter. Apply an evergreen fertilizer in spring.

    Glow Pop Ilex crenata 'NCIC1' USPPAF, Can PBRAF
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