Holly Japanese Convexa is one of a species of Holly which is native to parts of Eastern Asia such as China, Korea Taiwan and Japan. Also known as Japanese Holly Convexa or Box-leaved Holly Convexa and Ilex Crenata Convexa, Crenata meaning round-toothed or scalloped edge and Convexa meaning convex in shape.
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree with very small glossy dark green leaves and tight knit habit of growth, making it perfect for low growing hedges and edgings around flower beds and vegetable patches as well as for topiary shapes and in the art of bonsai.
Not dissimilar to Buxus or Box hedging, Holly Japanese Convexa is often used as a substitute in areas where Box blight is prevalent since it is not affected by the disease, in fact from a distance it would be difficult to differentiate between the two.
A relatively slow growing plant Holly Japanese Convexa is a hardy plant that will grow in most well-drained soils even shallow chalky soil, in full sun where it will grow best, or partial shade and is drought tolerant once established. It only requires only one trim per year although trimming twice will keep it very tight knit.
For hedging Ilex crenata Convexa is often used for parterres and knot gardens although it can reach a mature height of over 3 metres so can also be grown as a normal garden hedge, but a reasonable amount of patience would be needed. The new growth will emerge a paler shade of green taking a few weeks to darken to its true colour, however the contrasting appearance of the foliage is quite pleasing to the eye.
Pot grown Holly Japanese Convexa is available throughout the year for planting at any time to suit the gardeners calendar. The plants should establish quite quickly with good ground preparation and aftercare as there is little trauma to the roots.
Should you have any queries in respect of Ilex crenata Convexa or any other Holly Japanese variety then please phone a member of our team who will be happy to help.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
