aquifolium

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'® - blue holly, Meserve holly (1472 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.04 2008 on 14:21:51 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Blue Angel ® is a favourite female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. It needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince®. Leaves are very glossy, larger than other blue’s, deep green, young ones are almost violet-blue. The leaves have crinkled edges as a result of further crossing with ilex aquifolium. This variety is slow growing. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Heckenstar'® - blue holly (2163 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:34:47 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Castle Wall™ | Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it is distributed under trade name Castle Wall™. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Mesgolg' GOLDEN GIRL ® - blue holly, Meserve holly (1059 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.02 2008 on 09:22:17 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa . Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue holly before. And it has at least two more attractive features to be sought after for: gorgeous leaves and excellent hardiness. ...

Mahonia aquifolium 'Apollo' - Oregon grape (603 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.05 2008 on 13:13:41 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title

An old-fashioned plant that is so easy to grow can turn into a jewel in your garden if you give it what it needs. We are used to seeing it in country gardens where it does not look its best, often put in the silliest corner, just waiting for the autumn to be sheared like sheep for the attractive evergreen leaves. ...

Ilex aquifolium - Common Holly (1951 readers)

Contributed by abies 29.10 2007 on 08:24:49 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title

Common holly is a useful evergreen shrub or small tree that can be grown as a specimen tree, clipped bushes or as a hedge. If unpruned it can reach height of 15m and spread 8m. It lives on wide range of soil types - from calcerous to poor and acid but preferably dry, well-drained / light. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' - blue holly, Meserve holly (1932 readers)

Contributed by havlis 21.02 2008 on 08:56:49 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Blue Princess is probably the most popular female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. To produce fruits it needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince® or Casanova. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly (914 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:24:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the international nurseries fair in Essen, Germany. ...