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Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'

Blue Holly

Height
3m
Width
2m
Tree shape

Estimated size at 10 years

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Stock Info

Standard height
The height of the clear trunk before the graft and branching begins.
Low worked (LW)
Grafted, or allowed to branch, much lower on the trunk.
Clear trunk (CT) vs Bushy
Clear trunk has its branches trimmed up. Bushy is allowed to grow out from lower down.
Cloud pruned
Foliage shaped into distinct, rounded “clouds” on carefully spaced branches.

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel' is a female cultivar and features dark, blue-green, soft, spiny leaves with purple-black stems. It is a slow, dense, upright grower and produces a profusion of small, white blossoms during the summer. To attain scarlet red berries in autumn, it is recommended to plant Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel' in combination with the male pollinator Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'. Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel' can tolerate semi-shade and cold conditions. Ilex x meserveae is evergreen, not native to New Zealand, and a hybrid between Ilex aquifolium and Ilex rugosa. Ilex x meserveae was first crossed by Kathleen Meserve in St. James, New York in the 1950s. Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel' was developed by Kathleen Meserve in St. James, New York in the 1950s (USPP03662).

Also known as

Meserve Holly

Uses

  • Hedging and Screening

Origin

  • Exotic

More about Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'

Plant Details

Foliage Type
  • Evergreen
Soil Moisture
  • Well-drained

Seasonal Colour

FlowerDec–Feb

Foliage

FruitMar–Aug

Stem

This is a general guide. When a plant flowers, fruits and colours up depends on the climate where you live and on the season. If timing matters, please reach out to our team.

Foliage Type

Evergreen plants retain foliage year-round but still shed and replace some leaves gradually as part of their normal growth cycle, rather than losing them all at once.

Deciduous plants shed all their leaves for part of the year (usually in autumn and winter), usually in response to colder temperatures or dry seasons, often producing seasonal colour before leaf drop.

Semi-evergreen plants sit between the two, keeping most of their foliage but losing some or all leaves briefly under cooler or drier conditions before quickly regrowing them.

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