ILEX GLABRA `GEM BOX`-HollyPlant Type Evergreen Hardiness ZONE 5 9 Mature Size Height 24 36 Ft Width 24 36 Ft Flower Color Green Shades Description A great alternative to boxwood! This cool new dwarf, broadleaf evergreen looks more like a boxwood than an inkberry. A dense, ball shaped plant, Gem Box ilex has small, dainty, dark green leaves with attractive red tips during the spring flush. It maintains good branching right to the ground so it never looks bare legged like other

So whether you call it rouge or horticulture red

Spring Blooms

A neat and tidy habit

»  Great for grouping or as a specimen

Repeat bloom throughout the summer

Shines in a mixed container

Dark stems hold rosy pink calyxes and white flowers

The color of these deep pink globes contrasts the deep green foliage of this medium sized shrub

Attracts hummingbirds and wetland animals

Forms a perfect aromatic skewer for use on the grill

Spacing:36-48 in

»  Leaves emerge golden with pink edges opening to shades of yellow and orange