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Ilex ~ Holly
Ilex ‘Blue Maid’
The genus Ilex has played an important role for the world’s societies for centuries. It was a symbolic plant of the ancient Chinese, Assyrian and Egyptian races used in floral arrangements. The Romans, Greeks and
Druids incorporated Ilex in medicine, magic, science, legend and lore. The word ‘holly’ is thought to drive from holy and thus its significant role at Christmas. Today, they are essential components of landscapes around the world. Impressive diversity for color, size and shape, hardiness, evergreen or deciduous permit us to find them in most areas of the country.
Ilex verticillata ‘Berry Heavy’ pollinated by ‘Jim Dandy’
Ilex ‘Blue Princess’pollinated by ‘Blue Prince’
Ilex ‘Centennial Girl’
Ilex opaca Ilex opaca ‘Jersey Princess’ Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’
Ilex verticillata‘Red Sprite’
pollinated by ‘Jim Dandy’
Ilex verticillata‘Winter Red’
pollinated by ‘Southern Gentleman’
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Ilex verticillata ‘Sparkleberry’ pollinated by ‘Southern Gentleman’
American
Hollies
Winterberr
y Hollies
Meserve H
ybrids
Ilex ‘John T. Morris’
Ilex opaca ‘Baltimore Buzz’male
Ilex ‘Castle Spire’- pollinated by ‘Castle Wall’
See Back for Kohne and ‘Dragon Lady’ Hollies
September, ~36” June, ~36” May, ~7’ June, ~42”, April, ~48”
October, ~7’ December, ~5’ December, ~54” September
November,, ~8’
September, ~36” January, ~36”
September, ~36”
August, ~36” December, ~30”
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Ilex x koehneana ‘Hohman’
Ilex x koehnean ‘Lassie’
Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’ pyramid
Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’ columnar
I. x k. ‘Chieftain’’male
I. x k. ‘Loch Raven’ -male, pollinator for ‘Lassie’
Name Description USDA zone Height Width
Ilex opaca
Ilex opaca ‘Jersey Princess’
Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’
Ilex ‘John T. Morris’
Ilex verticillata ‘Sparkleberry’
Ilex verticillata ‘Berry Heavy’
Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’
Ilex x kohneana ‘Hohman’Ilex x kohneana ‘Lassie’
Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’
Dense pyramidal growth habit. Dark green foliage, abundant red fruits. For best growth, needs moist, well drained soils in sun or partial shade. Very slow growing, will yellow and perform poorly in soil pHv above 6.0.
Lustrous dark green foliage, abundant red berries. Color & fruit hold through the winter.
Pyramidal habit. Dark olive green leaves, red berries.
Dense pyramid. Almost black-green foliage, glossy, slightly squarish. Resistant to deer.
A U.S. Arboretum introduction that when compared to the species will probably reach a bit more height/spread with better and more persistent fruit production. Upright habit, persistent bright red berries.
Fruits earlier than other cultivars, abundant red berries. Superior fruit set and berry retention.
Globose, very compact habit. Dark green leaves, abundant large vibrant red fruit. ‘Jim Dandy’ is the male pollinator.
Compared to species, has excellent dark green glossy foliage that changes over to bronze in the fall, upright habit. Heavy bright red fruit production that persists longer into the winter and produces fruit at earlier age.
Upright pyramidal habit, fast growth rate. Dark olive green, glossy leaves, fruits vivid red.
Pyramidal habit. Long glossy leaves with short spines, shiny red berries
Considered to be the perfect columnar holly; use as specimen or hedge. We prune pyramidal and columnar. Self fruiting with quite a bit of variation, plants under stress are very heavily fruited. Very dense with smaller leaves than most hollies with very stiff, pointed spines. Dark glossy green foliage with a very apparent reddish tint on the new flush; everyone who sees it wishes all hollies would look this good.
5–9
5-9
5-9
6-9
4-8
3-9
3-9
3-9
7-9
7 - 9
6–8
40–50’
40-50’
30-40’
25+
8-10’
6–8’
3-4’
6-9’
20-25’
20-30’
16-20’
20–40’
18-40’
15-25’
12-16’
8-10’
6-8’
3-4’
6-9’
10-12’
8-10’
4-6’
Ilex ‘Castle Wall’ & ‘Castle Spire’
Wall: Broad column with multiple upright shoots. Shiny dark green leaves, male.Spire: Compact, dense pyramid, female.
5-7 4-5’ 3-4’
Ilex ‘Centennial Girl’ Deep matte green foliage; produces plentiful red fruits that remain through March. Slowest growing of the blue hollies. 4–9 12–15’ 5–8’
Ilex ‘Blue Prince’ & ‘Blue Princess’
‘Princess’ grows faster and bigger than ‘Prince’. Both have dark, glossy, spiny leaves with no winter discoloration. They are probably the most healthy, vibrant-looking of the bush-form hollies. Prince is the male pollinator of all female blue hollies
6–9 10–15’ 10’
Ilex ‘Blue Maid’One of the hardiest of the blue hollies. Great looking glossy leaves have a rich green color year-round. Forms a broad pyramid and produces abundant red fruit.
4–9 10-15’ 8-10’
10–12’ 10’
Koehne Hollie
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November, ~7’ November, ~8’ December, ~6’ December, ~5’
