Ilex crenata 'Soft-Touch' ~ Soft Touch Japanese Holly

2026-02-23T19:44:39-05:00

Price: 8.10

Soft Touch Japanese Holly is a soft-textured evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and small dark green spineless leaves that have a thin silver mid-vein. The inconspicuous flowers in spring to give way to small black fruits in fall which last through winter. Best planted 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: | 2' - 3'
Spread: | 2’ - 3'
Spacing: | 2’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 9
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | White
Season of Interest: | Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Water regularly. Well-drained soils essential. Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew. Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Hydrangea, Azalea, Euonymus