Holly Blue Girl Holly
Ilex x meserve ‘Blue Girl’. Blue Girl Hybred Holly Upright branching habit of dark blue-green leathery foliage on blue-purple stems 6-8′ high. 3-6′ wide. Full Sun/part shade. Red berries in fall. Evergreen. (Cutting Grown)
24 – 30″ plant
Centennial Girl’ Holly
Ilex x meserve ‘Cent. Girl’. Centennial Girl Holly. Deep green foliage, abundant red berries that persist into March! Narrow for a holly, grows 12-15′ tall and 5-8′ wide, keeps a tight pyramidal shape. 4-5′ plant
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China Boy Holly
Vigorous grower makes an ideal hedge or low screen. Its dense branching habit takes shearing well, displays deep green lustrous foliage. This male variety does not produce berries; it will provide pollen to enable berry set on nearby female hollies. Works well for borders, hedges, and screening. Prefers moist, fertile, slightly acid, well-drained soil. Sun/ part shade. Needs China Girl for cross pollination.
China Girl Holly
Easily grown in average, medium moisture soil in full sun to part shade. Adaptable to both light and heavy soils, but prefers moist, acidic, organic soils with good drainage. A dioecious shrub: CHINA GIRL is a female plant and CHINA BOY is a companion male plant. Produces the attractive red berries which are so conspicuous in fall and winter. A planting needs at least one CHINA BOY within 400′ as a pollinator for up to 9-10 CHINA GIRL plants. Good winter hardiness.
English Holly ‘Variegated’
Ilex aquifolium varigated. Varigated English Holly Dark green leaves edged with silvery-white margins held on this erect boldly branched grower 15-20′ high, 8-12′ wide. Outstanding accent displaying red berries. (Cutting Grown) Full Sun/part shade. 4-5′ plant
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Holly ‘Sky Pencil’
Sky Pencil Holly; A slender, densely branched, lustrous dark green leaves, grows 6′-8′ high. 24-30″ plant
Medium moisture well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerant of a wide variety of soils ranging from moist to dry and from sand to clay. Prefers light, moist, acidic soils with good drainage. Both male and female plants must be present in order for the female plant to be pollinated and produce fruit.
Dragon Lady Holly
Ilex x apuipernyi ‘Dragon Lady’: Dragon Lady upright holly spiny, dense evergreen hollies. Female produces berries, needs a male to pollinate. Berries appear in fall. Plant as specimen or as a lustrous hedge. Pyramidal/columnar holly w/deep green foliage & large red berries. Branched low to the ground. Grows to 15′. Zone 6. 36-42″ plant
Deer Resistant Plants
Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium’. Oregon Grape. Evergreen, glossy green turning purplish bronze in winter, yellow flowers appearing late spring in 2-3″ clusters, followed by blue-black berries. Full sun/part shade. Grows tall and erect to 6′ high. 24-30″ plant
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Japanese Compact Holly/Helleri Holly
Ilex Crenata ‘Helleri’ (Heller’s Japanese Holly) Dwarf,slow growing evergreen holly is ideal for low hedge or dense speciman plant. Grows 2-3′ tall and wide. Has small oval dark green leaves producing attractive black berries. Place in full sun for best berry production. Requires rich garden soil with good drainage and good moisture-holding capacity. 15 – 18″ plant
Deer Resistant Plants • Partially Shaded Areas • Small or Dwarf Plants for the Border
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra ‘compacta’. Inkberry Holly. Shiny dark green leaves. Purplish in winter. Black berries. Good in shade or sun. Native to eastern coastal U.S.; good for seashore planting. Slow growing, compact habit to this hardiest of Hollies. A good hedge 2′ high and wide when clipped, 4′ high and wide unclipped. Evergreen. (Cutting Grown) 15 – 18″ plant.
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