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Brass Buckle® Japanese holly Ilex crenata

Flower Season
  • Early Spring
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter
Mature Size
18" 18" 46cm 46cm
Height: 12" - 18"
Spread: 12" - 18"
Height: 30cm - 46cm
Spread: 30cm - 46cm
  • Details

    12 - 18 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    12 - 18 Inches
    30cm - 46cm
    46cm - 61cm
    30cm - 46cm

    Features

    This variety is no longer available from Proven Winners®. The information on this page is for reference only. 

    This evergreen is as cute as a button!

    One of the most dwarf Japanese hollies available, Brass Buckle® shines all year long because of its glossy, clear yellow, burn-resistant foliage. It's perfectly suited to edging walks and borders, as a container plant in milder climates, or as a striking accent in a rock garden. The fresh color of this variety is much nicer than that of other gold-leafed varieties. 

    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest
    Salt Tolerant
    Small or Miniature

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cm
    Spacing: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cm
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Shade: 
    clear
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    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: 
    6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Specimen plant, edging

    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.

    Brass Buckle® Ilex crenata 'ANNYS1' USPP 26,997
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    • This is a beautiful little plant, and they did an excellent job of packing them for shipping. I would highly recommend it.

      Sherry L Crippen
      , Missouri
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
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