Q: I am thinking of buying a ‘Blue Boy’ holly. I heard you had to have two plants to get berries. Is that true? A: Holly is what is known as a “dioecious” plant, which means you need two ...

Evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 1 to 15 feet tall. Leaves are deep green and small, with dense growth more similar to a boxwood than a holly.

As the plants grow, their main trunks will eventually graft together. Love 0 0 0 0 0 (0 Ratings) ...

Standard yaupon holly is the most versatile choice. It will grow 25 feet tall to make a small tree or can be sculpted or trained as an espalier. It can be pruned to make a hedge 12 feet tall and ...

Holly 'Blue Prince' won't pollinate and produce fruit on a female winterberry holly 'Red Sprite.' Although they're in the same family, they're in different species.

Meserve was feted for Ilex x meserveae, rightly hailed as one of plant breeding’s boldest blue-sky thinkers. It was not her only great hybrid, however. She crossed the Chinese I. centrochinensis with ...

Oregon grape-holly (Mahonia aquifolium). “This plant isn’t really a holly, but its leaves have that look,” he said — dark blue-green, glossy and pointy. It does not have red berries, but ...

Living Lusterleaf Holly Worthy of a Blue Ribbon (Harvey Cotten) Published: Nov. 27, 2012, 7:32 p.m.

Sky Pencil Japanese holly (Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’) is a low-maintenance evergreen shrub that is perfect for a narrow garden space. This holly is slender and graceful, with an upright habit ...