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:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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I. aquifolium x I. rugosa Hybrid
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Height:
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8' - 10'
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Spread:
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6’ - 8'
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Spacing:
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7’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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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
