Ilex crenata Touch of Gold ('Adorned')

Common Name: Touch of Gold Dwarf Variegated Japanese Holly

Bloomtime: Evergreen

Bloomcolor: Leaf is Bright Gold with a Small Green Fleck in the Middle.

Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Height: 18" tall

Spread: 5'

Spacing: 5'

Water: Average Water Needs

Zone: 6

Deer Resistant: Deer Resistant

Characteristics: Ilex 'Adorned' is a Pat McCracken discovery of a sport on the popular Japanese holly Ilex crenata 'Hoogendorn'. For us, Ilex 'Adorned' has made an 18" tall x 5' wide evergreen mound in 10 years...with NO pruning. Each leaf is bright gold with a small green, This great sport of the dwarf cultivar ‘Hoogendorn’ is perhaps the brightest gold of any compact Japanese holly around. It makes a low mound of brilliant gold foliage in the spring. As summer progresses, the older foliage becomes greener with a creamy yell, Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant Attracts Hummingbirds,