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Holly Selection Guide
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Blue or Meserve Holly (Ilex x meserveae)
Female Variety Male Pollinator
Height
Description
Blue Girl Blue Boy
5-8'
Compact pyramidal growth with bright red fruit.
Blue Maid Blue Stallion
5-6'
Broad pyramid, blue-green foliage showy large bright red berries.
Blue Princess Blue Prince
6-8'
Wide upright holly, glossy, dense foliage. Heavy fruit setter.
China Girl China Boy
4-8'
Rounded with shiny green foliage, shears well. Best fruiter of hollies.
Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata)
Female Variety Male Pollinator Height Description
Afterglow Jim Dandy 3-6' Compact form with small glossy leaves, large orange-red fruit
Bright Horizon Jim Dandy 6' Compact plant with large red 1/2" fruit
Early Bright Jim Dandy 5' Columnar shaped winterberry with early orange-red fruit
Red Sprite Jim Dandy 2-4' Slow growing, broader than tall, Most dwarf with large 1/2" red fruit
Scarlett O'Hara Rhett Butler or Jim Dandy 6-8' Striking bronze fall foliage, abundant 1/4" bright red berries
Shaver Jim Dandy or Southern Gentleman 3-6' Upright compact growth, glossy leaves very large persistent orange-red fruit
Shortcake Jim Dandy 3-5' Lower growing compact cultivar, rich red 1/4" fruits
Stoplight Jim Dandy 6-8' Dark green foliage, large, glossy, dark red 1/2" fruit
Sunset Southern Gentleman, Apollo, or Johnny Come Lately 6-8' Heavy fruiting, vigorous spreader, Bright red 7/16" fruits thru December
Winter Gold Southern Gentleman, Apollo, or Johnny Come Lately 6-9' Lustrous green leaves with pinkish-orange fruit
Winter Red Southern Gentleman, Apollo, or Johnny Come Lately 6-9' Dark glossy green foliage on upright plants, bright red fruit lasts into winter
Inkberry Holly (Ilex glabra)
Variety Male Pollinator Height Description
Compact (female) Not needed 4-5' Lustrous dark green leaves on twiggy stems
Nordic (male) Not needed 3-4' Dense, compact growth, deep lustrous green leaves
Shamrock Not needed 2-3' Compact form of Inkberry with slightly smaller, flat, lustrous dark green foliage

Allisonville Nursery
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11405 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038

Phone 317.849.4490
Fax 317.849.5948


We are not a mailorder nursery. Plants and products are
available for pick-up at our Fishers, Indiana location.


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