Ilex crenata Adorned Madagascar long after most other baptisias

long after most other baptisias have finished flowering

whose rigidly upright

upturned leaves develop little white tufts of hair

The giant clumps of Hosta 'Big Mama' are topped with pure white flowers in early summer on 4' tall scapes

Ilex crenata Adorned Madagascar long after most other baptisiasIlex '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 fleck in the middle. We think Ilex 'Adorned' is a superb rock garden plant in addition to being a bright addition to your foundation plantings.