Woody > Ilex > Ilex x meserveae > Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Boy'
Ilex x meserveae
'Blue Boy'
Blue Boy Holly
Mike's
Opinion
"
The Ontario attempts to grow a decent holly are not redeemed here. Blue Boy a necessary partner to Blue Girl if one wants the fruit on pathetic plants should be the only reason to plant it. I have yet to see a decent specimen in an Ontario garden.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Ilex |
| Species |
| x meserveae |
| Cultivar |
| 'Blue Boy' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a-9b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -34 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -30-(-35) |
| Height |
| 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| It can be used for mass plantings, attracting wildlife (birds), barriers, evergreen foliage and hedges. |
| Cultivation |
| Shade and well drained soils. |
| Shape |
| It is usually upright and vased shape, open spreading to rounded and it may be sheared. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| There are very few pests or diseases but winter leaf burn can occur in the northern climates and summer heat stress can happen in the southern areas. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Young bark is purplish and when mature it is green. |
| Leaf Description |
| Medium sized broadleaf. |
| Flower Description |
| The male flower has yellowish stamens with white petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ilex is dioecious with the drupe formation needing a nearby male plant, no fruit are produced on male forms. |
| Colour Description |
| In the autumn in colour is green and in the winter the colour will turn slightly purple. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium and bold, also depending on shearing where it could have an average to thick density. |
| Propagation |
| Rooted stem cuttings. |
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