Ilex crenata Dwarf Pagoda Violet Flowering Plants The small rounded half-dollar-sized leaves

The small rounded half-dollar-sized leaves are dark green but heavily mottled with dramatic silver venation

was selected by the UK's RHS as one of the top plants of the last 200 years

The 20" flower stalks emerge from bare ground in mid-September (NC)

We have found this to grow equally as well in typical

Ilex crenata Dwarf Pagoda Violet Flowering Plants The small rounded half-dollar-sized leavesFrom the former Rutgers holly breeding program of Dr. Elwin Orton comes this fabulous rock garden specimen, a hybrid of Ilex 'Mariesii' x Ilex 'John Nosal'. Although most true plant nuts loathe this overused species of holly, this special selection causes even the most jaded horticulturists to marvel. The natural shape of Ilex crenata 'Dwarf Pagoda' is that of a tiny bonsai like specimen of closely stacked, tiny, dark green rounded leaves. The