Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
Holly 'Blue Princess'
The genus Ilex, commonly called holly, can be found throughout the world in both temperate and subtropical regions. It includes species of trees, shrubs, and climbers, with evergreen or deciduous foliage and inconspicuous flowers. They are slow-growing plants which can grow to 25m tall. The type species is the European holly Ilex aquifolium. 'Blue Princess' is a female Ilex variety that produces an abundance of spherical red fruits in autumn and winter, with wavy, spiny, green/blue foliage.
Contributed by @crestiesneuk
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Holly 'Blue Princess'
Latin name
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Aquifoliaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
3.00 M
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'
The genus Ilex, commonly called holly, can be found throughout the world in both temperate and subtropical regions. It includes species of trees, shrubs, and climbers, with evergreen or deciduous foliage and inconspicuous flowers. They are slow-growing plants which can grow to 25m tall. The type species is the European holly Ilex aquifolium. 'Blue Princess' is a female Ilex variety that produces an abundance of spherical red fruits in autumn and winter, with wavy, spiny, green/blue foliage.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Put pot grown plants out into growing position after digging in compost.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Sow seed throughout the year under glass.
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14 cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Flowering
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Small white flowers appear in Spring (male and female usually on separate plants) and, on female plants only, are followed by showy red berries in autumn
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