Iberis sempervirens First Flush™ 'Lavender' PPAF

Clusters of pale lilac-colored flowers bloom throughout the growing season, starting in late May and continuing until early November. Its low growing and slow spreading habit make it wonderful for jazzing up containers or the edges of the perennial border. Foliage remains evergreen during winter. Best flowering in full sun, but able to handle some partial shade.

H: 8 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 5

Iberis sempervirens 'Mermaid Lavender' PPAF

Gorgeous, lilac-purple flower clusters appear from early June to late September over top of small, evergreen foliage. Perfect for the rock garden, waterwise garden, or full sun border. Deer and rabbit resistant. Drought resistant.

H: 10 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 6

Iberis sempervirens 'Snowflake'

Flat white flower clumps at the ends of green evergreen stems and leaves in April and May. Trailing habit makes this a good rock garden and low wall choice.

H: 10 Inches  ·   S: 18 Inches  ·   Zone: 3

Iberis sempervirens Snowsation™ PP29637

Large flat white flower clumps cover small green leaves to form a tidy evergreen mat. Blooms in April and May. Good drought tolerance.

H: 8 Inches  ·   S: 12 Inches  ·   Zone: 4

Ilex crenata 'Beehive'

The small dark green shiny leaves of Ilex crenata 'Beehive' form a tight, mounding evergreen shrub. A selection by New Jersey's own Dr. Elwin Orton, chosen from over 20,000 seedlings he evaluated at Rutgers University. 'Beehive' Japanese Holly is salt tolerant.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 5 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compact'

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Ilex crenata 'Chesapeake'

'Chesapeake' Japanese Holly has a compact, upright, pyramidal shape, with small lustrous evergreen foliage. The dense habit makes Ilex 'Chesapeake' an excellent candidate for a neat short hedge which requires little pruning to maintain its shape. Similar in shape to Ilex 'Steeds', 'Chesapeake' also works well as a formal foundation plant.

H: 6 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Compacta'

Small lustrous oval leaves are green and evergreen, on a round compact habit. Good foundation plant.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Green Lustre'

'Green Lustre' Japanese Holly has shiny small green leaves and has a flat-topped shrub habit, making it excellent for low hedges. It does well at the seashore because it is salt tolerant. Evergreen and a female form introduced in the 1930s.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 6 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Helleri'

'Helleri' Japanese Holly is evergreen with tiny green leaves. on a dwarf, stiffly mounding plant. Our landscaper friend Martin Blackman says this is the only Japanese Holly he can use with success in deer-infested Princeton. A female introduced in the late 1930s by Newport Nursery.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Hoogendorn'

'Hoogendorn' Japanese Holly has dark green delicate evergreen leaves on a low mounding habit. It is more graceful looking than Ilex c. 'Helleri' and has gotten high praise from Dr. Michael Dirr as one of the best of the small-leaf Japanese Hollies. It was found on Hoogendorn Nursery in Rhode Island, so it's clearly cold tolerant. This male form of Japanese Holly was found at Hoogendown Nursery and named by T. Dodd.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'

'Sky Pencil' Japanese Holly has a very upright columnar form and glossy evergreen foliage. It looks like an exclamation point in the landscape. It is also salt tolerant. Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' needs some babysitting after snowfall to avoid bending branches. A female form found in Japan.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 1 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch'

'Soft Touch' Japanese Holly is an evergreen with shiny dark green tiny leaves on a dense beautiful shrub that needs little pruning. Branches are more flexible than I. c. 'Helleri', so it doesn't break easily (a better landscape choice, sometimes called 'Soft Helleri').

H: 2 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex crenata 'Steeds'

'Steeds' Japanese Holly has an upright pyramidal form with dark green glossy evergreen foliage, excellent for hedging. Ilex crenata 'Steeds' is also salt tolerant. A male form, named and introduced by W. Steeds.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Ilex glabra 'Compacta'

'Compacta' Inkberry Holly is a compact, tight form of Ilex glabra which also has fairly large round evergreen leaves. Wet site and salt tolerant, as are all of the Inkberry cultivars. A female found by our father William Flemer III in the Pine Barrens.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Ilex glabra 'Densa'

Dark green leathery leaves of Ilex glabra 'Densa' are rounder and wider than I. g. 'Shamrock'. It will become a tall but dense-leafed shrub. Takes pruning well. Evergreen, it is also wet site and salt tolerant. The top performer in the recent shrub trials at Longwood Gardens. A female form found by our cousin Bert Flemer in 1938 at F&F Nurseries in NJ.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Ilex glabra Gem Box® PP27554

Gem Box® ('SMNIGAB17') Inkberry Holly is an exciting alternative to Boxwoods. The habit is round and full to the ground, without the bare branch look which many Ilex glabras exhibit as they age. As Boxwood Blight becomes more of a regional problem, this tough native evergreen shrub will become more important for containers, low hedges and small round garden specimens. New growth is spring has reddish tips which mature to small dark green leaves. A welcome introduction from Proven Winners.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Ilex glabra 'Nordic'

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 4 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'

'Shamrock' Inkberry is a compact upright form of Ilex glabra with small glossy leaves. It is wet site tolerant and great for evergreen hedges. A female form named and introduced in 1977 by John Tankard of Tankard Nurseries in Virginia.

H: 4 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Ilex glabra Squeeze Box® PP35019

An upright and pyramidal evergreen shrub with slightly curled, dark green, shiny foliage. For use as a specimen or unconventional hedge in the rain garden, container planting, or coastal garden. Tolerant of occasionally wet soils.

H: 6 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Ilex glabra Strongbox® PP30147

Strongbox™ ('Ilexfarrowtracey') Inkberry Holly is a welcome introduction from Proven Winners offering a good native substitute for Boxwoods. Ilex glabra Strongbox™ looks like a short round Buxus, but it is more sun tolerant and moisture tolerant., as well an unthreatened by Boxwood Blight. Since this compact Inkberry stays full to the ground, it can be used in containers, for low hedges and in mass plantings. The tight habit and small leaves make pruning rarely necessary.

H: 3 Feet  ·   S: 3 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Ilex opaca 'Dan Fenton'

'Dan Fenton' American Holly was selected by Rutgers' Dr Orton and named by him after South Jersey's "Mr Holly", in honor of his contribution to popularizing our Native Hollies. This has caused no end of teasing for Dr Orton, since 'Dan Fenton' is clearly a female Ilex opaca, chosen for its plentiful red fruit as much as its lustrous clean dark green foliage. 'Dan Fenton' American Holly is one of the most beautiful evergreens in the winter, providing bright red fruit over its lovely large leaves. Like all Ilex opacas, it prefers some shelter from the winter winds.

H: 40 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Ilex opaca 'Greenleaf'

Pyramidal, upright evergreen tree known for its large and profuse bright red fruits starting in early fall and lasting well into winter. A lovely addition to a native wildlife garden due to its propensity for attracting birds. Highly tolerant of many soil types, air pollution, and poor drainage. Deer resistant.

H: 25 Feet  ·   S: 15 Feet  ·   Zone: 5

Ilex opaca 'Jersey Knight'

'Jersey Knight' American Holly is the pollinator selected by Dr. Orton to complement his female Ilex opacas like 'Dan Fenton' and 'Jersey Princess'. He chose it for its clean dark green foliage and neat pyramidal habit. Dr Dirr recommends that you plant one male for every three females in order to ensure really good berry production.

H: 40 Feet  ·   S: 25 Feet  ·   Zone: 5