Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compacta' ~ Bennett's Compact Japanese Holly understory Miscanthus Bestand

Miscanthus Bestand

IMAGES:  Krzysztof Ziarnek

highly fragrant ruffled flowers have violet standards with orange beards and near black falls bloom from mid spring to late spring

Best grown in full sun and rich well-drained acidic soils

Glowing Embers is one of the variety with good sun tolerance in the South

Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compacta' ~ Bennett's Compact Japanese Holly understory Miscanthus BestandBennett's Compact Japanese Holly is a dense compact evergreen shrub with a tidy rounded habit of upright branches and small lustrous green foliage. If pollinated, the inconspicuous flowers in spring to give way to small red fruits in fall which last through winter. Best planted in 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