ILEX x 'Blue Maid'

An exceptionally hardy, vigorous, broadleaf evergreen with snag-free, purple-green holly foliage that is well-suited for use along walkways or border plantings. This dense, bushy cultivar with bright red berries and purple stems provides a classic holly look. Full sun, partial sun. Fast growing; reaches 8 to 10 ft. tall and 6 to 8 ft. wide. 

 Lustrous dark green, evergreen foliage with spiny edges; brilliant scarlet fruit ripens early and adds color to the winter landscape; does best in evenly moist, acidic soil. The Dragon Lady Holly will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.  This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. 

This holly is ideal for barriers, hedges, or screens. It thrives in acidic to neutral, moist, well-drained soils under full sun to partial shade. This evergreen tree produces insignificant, small, white flowers with 4-5 petals. Dragon Slayer Holly bears red, globose berries that ripen in fall and persist into winter. It showcases a columnar, dense, erect habit and alternate, simple, narrowly elliptic-oblong, slightly convex, green leaves with prolonged apex with 5 to 9 evenly spaced, undulate terminal spines. 

Fosteri holly is a small to medium-sized, broadleaf evergreen tree with a dense, upright, pyramidal habit. It typically grows to a mature height of 20-30′ tall with a spread of 10-15′ unless pruned otherwise. Features glossy, dark olive green, elliptic to obovate, evergreen leaves (2-3″ long). Each leaf has 1-5 well-spaced, tiny, spiny, marginal teeth per side. Small white flowers bloom in late spring. Flowers are followed in fall by an abundant and showy crop of bright red berry-like drupes which persist throughout the winter.  

 Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Best in locations protected from cold winter winds. Part afternoon shade is best in hot summer climates. Avoid poorly drained soils. Tolerates hot summer temperatures better than its I. aquifolium parent. Prune in winter if needed. This hybrid holly is dioecious (separate male and female plants). Female plants need a male pollinator in order to bear fruit. Winter hardy to USDA Zone 6B.

 Ilex opaca 'Henryi', commonly known as American Holly, is a slow-growing evergreen tree native to eastern and southeastern United States. It has a dense pyramidal form with dark green, glossy leaves that have spiny margins. In late spring, it produces small white flowers, followed by bright red berries that persist through winter, adding a splash of color to the landscape.

 American Holly (Ilex opaca) grows best in sun but can withstand partial shade with moist, well-drained, acid soil; should be planted in an area protected from high wind; pruning should be done in winter, and it can withstand heavy pruning if branches are removed at their point of origin; susceptible to iron chlorosis in high pH soils. Nice pyramidal shape, with limbs all the way to the ground; will get more open as it matures; only the female plants have red berries, and only if a male is close enough for pollination; the berries hang on the tree into winter, providing interest and food for birds; prunings can be used for holiday decorations; many named varieties provide various sizes and fruit colors.  

15-30 ft. H X 18-35 ft. W; can grow to 50 ft. tall in the wild.