Description
Blue Maid Holly is a vigorous evergreen shrub with a mounding habit and glossy dark purple-green, snag free toothed foliage on purple stems. Its large bright red berries display in fall and winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit.
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Type: |
Shrub |
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Origins: |
I. aquifolium x I. rugosa Hybrid |
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Height: |
8′ – 10′ |
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Spread: |
6’ – 8′ |
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Spacing: |
7’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 – 7 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Well-drained soils essential. Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew. Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Rhododendron, Hydrangea
IMAGES: Andy Mabbett, Ilex merserveae ‘Blue Maid’, CC BY-SA 3.0 (2) Famartin,2020-10-07 10 13 29 Berries in autumn on a Blue Holly along Tranquility Court in the Franklin Farm section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia,CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
