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The Blue Hollies are so named because the dark green foliage has a blue overcast. The bark on young twigs is purplish. Many male and female cultivars are available and both must be grown in order to obtain fruit production on the females. Although the plants are fairly hardy, foliage can still be injured during severe winters in northern areas. Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7; Height: 8-12 ft; Spread: 8-12 ft; Form: rounded; Type: broad-leaved evergreen shrub; Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches. There are several cultivars of Ilex x meserveae including, Blue Girl, Blue Prince, Blue Princess, Ebony Magic, Blue Stallion, China Boy, China Girl, Golden Girl and Blue Maid. (Ref. Michigan State University Extension) This is a new plant acquisition here for 2006, and I'm sure within a couple years I can adequately evaluate it. I bought it primarily as a pollinator for Blue Girl, and I'm hoping it will also pollinate my native holly Ilex opaca as well.
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Apr 10, 2006
Showing very close leaf detail. Bloom buds are also seen as tiny spheres.
Apr 10, 2006
I am trying in this photo to show a little more bud detail which are in fact smaller than BB's. And with my camera this is about as near as I can get without blurring.
