Ilex Guide - Waverly Farm

Ilex ~ Holly
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he genus Ilex has played an important role for the world’s societies for centuries. It was a symbolic plant of
the ancient Chinese, Assyrian and Egyptian races used in floral arrangements. The Romans, Greeks and
Druids incorporated Ilex in medicine, magic, science, legend and lore. The word ‘holly’ is thought to drive
from holy and thus its significant role at Christmas. Today, they are essential components of landscapes around
the world. Impressive diversity for color, size and shape, hardiness, evergreen or deciduous permit us to find
them in most areas of the country.
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September, ~36”
April, ~48”
June, ~36”
Ilex ‘Blue Princess’
Ilex ‘Blue Maid’
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October, ~7’
December, ~5’
Ilex opaca
December, ~54”
Ilex opaca ‘Jersey Princess’
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Ilex ‘Castle Spire’pollinated by
‘Castle Wall’
September
Ilex opaca ‘Baltimore Buzz’
Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’
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June, ~42”,
Ilex ‘Centennial Girl’
pollinated by ‘Blue Prince’
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May, ~7’
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November,, ~8’
Ilex ‘John T. Morris’
September, ~36”
September, ~36”
Ilex verticillata ‘Sparkleberry’
pollinated by ‘Southern Gentleman’
January, ~36”
August, ~36”
Ilex verticillata ‘Berry Heavy’
pollinated by ‘Jim Dandy’
Ilex verticillata
‘Red Sprite’
pollinated by ‘Jim Dandy’
December, ~30”
Ilex verticillata
‘Winter Red’
pollinated by ‘Southern Gentleman’
See Back for Kohne and ‘Dragon Lady’ Hollies
1931 Greenfield Rd. Adamstown MD 21710
office: (301) 874-8300
email: jessica@waverlyfarm.com or mark@waverlyfarm.com
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I. x k. ‘Chieftain’’
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December, ~5’
Ilex x koehneana
‘Hohman’
November, ~8’
December, ~6’
Ilex x koehnean
‘Lassie’
I. x k. ‘Loch Raven’
-male, pollinator for ‘Lassie’
Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’
pyramid
Name
Description
Ilex ‘Blue Maid’
One of the hardiest of the blue hollies. Great looking glossy leaves have
a rich green color year-round. Forms a broad pyramid and produces
abundant red fruit.
Ilex ‘Blue Prince’ &
‘Blue Princess’
‘Princess’ grows faster and bigger than ‘Prince’. Both have dark, glossy,
spiny leaves with no winter discoloration. They are probably the most
healthy, vibrant-looking of the bush-form hollies. Prince is the male
pollinator of all female blue hollies
Ilex ‘Centennial Girl’
Ilex ‘Castle Wall’ &
‘Castle Spire’
Ilex opaca
November, ~7’
Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’
columnar
USDA zone Height
Deep matte green foliage; produces plentiful red fruits that remain
through March. Slowest growing of the blue hollies.
Wall: Broad column with multiple upright shoots. Shiny dark green
leaves, male.
Spire: Compact, dense pyramid, female.
Dense pyramidal growth habit. Dark green foliage, abundant red fruits.
For best growth, needs moist, well drained soils in sun or partial shade.
Very slow growing, will yellow and perform poorly in soil pHv above 6.0.
Width
4–9
10-15’
8-10’
6–9
10–15’
10’
10–12’
10’
4–9
12–15’
5–8’
5-7
4-5’
3-4’
5–9
40–50’
20–40’
Ilex opaca
‘Jersey Princess’
Lustrous dark green foliage, abundant red berries. Color & fruit hold
through the winter. 5-9
40-50’
18-40’
Ilex opaca ‘Satyr Hill’
Pyramidal habit. Dark olive green leaves, red berries.
5-9
30-40’
15-25’
Ilex ‘John T. Morris’
Dense pyramid. Almost black-green foliage, glossy, slightly squarish.
Resistant to deer.
6-9
25+
12-16’
Ilex verticillata
‘Sparkleberry’
A U.S. Arboretum introduction that when compared to the species
will probably reach a bit more height/spread with better and more
persistent fruit production. Upright habit, persistent bright red berries.
4-8
8-10’
8-10’
Ilex verticillata
‘Berry Heavy’
Fruits earlier than other cultivars, abundant red berries. Superior fruit
set and berry retention.
3-9
6–8’
6-8’
Ilex verticillata ‘Red
Sprite’
Globose, very compact habit. Dark green leaves, abundant large
vibrant red fruit. ‘Jim Dandy’ is the male pollinator.
3-9
3-4’
3-4’
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter
Red’
Compared to species, has excellent dark green glossy foliage that
changes over to bronze in the fall, upright habit. Heavy bright red fruit
production that persists longer into the winter and produces fruit at
earlier age.
3-9
6-9’
6-9’
Upright pyramidal habit, fast growth rate. Dark olive green, glossy
leaves, fruits vivid red.
7-9
20-25’
10-12’
Pyramidal habit. Long glossy leaves with short spines, shiny red berries
7-9
20-30’
8-10’
Considered to be the perfect columnar holly; use as specimen or hedge.
We prune pyramidal and columnar. Self fruiting with quite a bit of
variation, plants under stress are very heavily fruited. Very dense with
smaller leaves than most hollies with very stiff, pointed spines.
Dark glossy green foliage with a very apparent reddish tint on the new
flush; everyone who sees it wishes all hollies would look this good.
6–8
16-20’
4-6’
Ilex x kohneana
‘Hohman’
Ilex x kohneana
‘Lassie’
Ilex ‘Dragon Lady’
1931 Greenfield Rd. Adamstown MD 21710
office: (301) 874-8300
email: jessica@waverlyfarm.com or mark@waverlyfarm.com