Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Angel’
Blue Holly
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).
Other common name(s): Meserve Holly
Synonyms:
Evergreen
Height: 3.0m
Width:
2.0m
Estimated 10 year height and width
-
Foliage Colour(s):
- Winter:
- blue
- green
- Spring:
- blue
- green
- Summer:
- blue
- green
- Autumn:
- blue
- green
- Winter:
-
Stem Colour(s):
- Winter:
- black
- purple
- Spring:
- black
- purple
- Summer:
- black
- purple
- Autumn:
- black
- purple
- Winter:
-
Flower Colour(s):
- Winter:
- Spring:
- Summer:
- white
- Autumn:
- Winter:
-
Fruit Colour(s):
- Winter:
- Spring:
- Summer:
- Autumn:
- red
- Winter:
Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Angel’ stock information
Please contact us to pre-order any in production stock.
| Grade | Height | Standard | Available | I/P | Price |
|---|