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Ilex x meserveae Blue Holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (Mes-erve-ae: named in honor of the breeder Kathleen Meserve)
‘Blue Prince’ (I. rugosa x I. aquifolium)
A hardy hybrid with dark green foliage. Used as the male pollinator for
Blue Princess. Hybridized by Kathleen Meserve.
USDA 5, AHS 9, 8-10 feet, gr 1.5 Item #: 48952 - 2 1 /4” • 48954 - 4”
‘Blue Princess’ (I. rugosa x I. aquifolium)
Dark blue-green leaves, and abundant dark red berries adorn this broad,
irregular, rounded shrub. Use Blue Prince as the pollinator. Hybridized by
Kathleen Meserve. USDA 5, AHS 9, 8-10 feet, gr 1.5
Item #: 48962 - 2 1 /4” • 48964 - 4”
Castle Spire ® (I. x m. ‘Hachfee’, pp#14,310, cbr#2314)
A beautiful compact, pyramidal blue holly with large, lustrous, dark
green leaves, bright red berries and superior branching. A great
foundation plant, specimen or hedge plant that can be used as a
replacement for capitata yew. Use CASTLE WALL as the pollinator.
Hybridized by Holger Hachmann, the famous Rhododendron breeder of
Holstein, Germany. The propagation of, and/or the sale of plant parts
is prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark tag and container
required. USDA 5, AHS 9, 8-10 feet, gr 1
Item #: 49032 - 2 1 /4” • 49034 - 4” • 49035 – Quick Turn
Castle Spire ® Ilex
Castle Wall TM
(I. x m. ‘Heckenstar’, pp#14,308, cbr#2315)
A broad-columnar shaped, male blue holly with lustrous dark green
leaves and superior, compact branching. A great foundation plant,
specimen or hedge plant that can be used as you would Hicks yew. A
Holger Hachmann Hybrid. The propagation of, and/or the sale of plant
parts is prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark tag and container
required. AWARDS: Bronze Medal Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society.
USDA 5, AHS 9, 5-8 feet, gr 1
Item #: 49012 - 2 1 /4” • 49014 - 4” • 49015 – Quick Turn
‘Honey Maid’ (I. x m. pp#12,060)
A variegated mutation of Blue Maid ® with very stable yellow and green
foliage. A bright new addition to the Meserve holly family, discovered by
Conard-Pyle Nursery. Use ‘Blue Prince’ as the pollinator. The propagation
of, and/or the sale of plant parts is prohibited without a license. Patent/
trademark tag required. USDA 5, AHS 9, 5 feet, gr 1
Item #: 49052 - 2 1 /4” • 49054 - 4”
Red Beauty TM (I. x ’Rutzan’ pp#14,308)
A distinctive holly that combines dark glossy foliage with an abundance of
bright red fruit. Very densely branched, with a narrow conical form. ‘Blue
Prince’ is a suitable pollinator. A cross between Ilex x meserveae and Ilex
pernyi developed by Elwin Orton of Rutgers. The propagation of and/or
the sale of plant parts is prohibited without a license. Patent/trademark
tag required. USDA 5, AHS 9, 5-8 feet, gr 1
Item #: 49762 - 2 1 /4” • 49764 - 4”
Juniperus Juniper
‘Blue Rug’ (J. horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’)
Prostrate evergreen with steely blue foliage. The creeping habit is good
for rock gardens or to stabilize embankments. Adaptable groundcover
which turns dull purple in winter.
USDA Zone 3-9, 1-3’ tall by 6-10’ wide. Item #: 51234 - 4”
Castle Wall Ilex
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