Botanical Name: Common Names:
Ilex meserveae Blue Prince Blue Holly,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Hardy evergreen shrub with dense dark bluish-green foliage and bluish-purple stems. Tiny white flowers during Spring. This is a male holly and is great to use for pollinating female hollies. Perfect for hedging. Grows approx. 2-3m tall x 2-3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Leaf Miner, Mites, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Aquifoliaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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