Taxon

Ilex 'Mesog' China Girl™

 
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Ilex 'Mesog' China Girl™ - China Girl™ holly
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: China Girl™ holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Ilex cornuta × I. rugosa
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Plant Patent Info.: PP4,878, 17 August, 1982
Comments: A Conard Pyle Nursery introduction in 1979, this is one of several cultivars comprising the well-known "blue hollies." This evergreen shrub will grow to about 6' tall and wide and bears brightly red colored berries stalked in pairs or threes, 1/3" wide. Because China holly (Ilex cornuta) is one of the parents in the hybrid, leaves are dark, glossy green and prominently spine tipped. Protection from deer browse is strongly recommended.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search

Locations

  • 1: APC: BK22 (BK22) • Accession: D2014-0863.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: APC: BK22 (BK22) • Accession: D2014-0863.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D1990-0681.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: HOL: BK23 (BK23) • Accession: D2014-0863.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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