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Perfect Ilex Pairing Collection

Common name: Holly

The perfect handsome partner to elegant female hollies

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
2 for £18.00
just £9.00 each
6 for £35.00
just £5.83 each
10 for £50.00
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An exciting new duo for 2024. ‘Perfect Ilex Pairing’ offers you the deciduous female holly, Ilex verticillata ‘Jingle Bells’, and the evergreen male holly, Ilex meserveae ‘Blue Prince’. Together they are a perfect match with dark blue green foliage, golden autumnal hues and an abundance of beautiful berries over winter. Fabulous material for festive decorations inside and out! Both produce small, white flowers in spring which attract bees and other pollinators who work their magic so that ‘Jingle Berries/ Bells’ produces oodles of scarlet berries on bare branches which are sought out by florists for seasonal bouquets and arrangements and provide birds and other wildlife with vital sustenance. Ilex verticillata ‘Jingle Bells’ is a showy variety which is a hardy (H6) shrub reaching 2.5m in height and spread, with decorative grey bark to accent the scarlet jewels. Ilex meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ is fully hardy and grows as a shrub or tree, reaching a height of 4m, with a spread of 2.5m. He holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit for outstanding performance in the garden. Your ‘Perfect Ilex Pairing’ prefers moist, well-drained soil (erring towards acidic for ‘Jingle Berries/Bells’ where possible).
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Key Information
Included In this Collection Ilex Blue Prince 9cm Pot Ilex meserveae 'Jingle Berry' 9cm Pot
Latin Name Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince' 9cm Pot
Common Name Holly
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour White
Type Shrub
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 4.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 2.50
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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