Name: Ilex China Boy
Brand: GoBuyPlants
SKU: 5370103
Price: 61.75 USD
Availability: InStock

Provide dependable pollination for China Girl Holly while adding dense evergreen structure to the landscape. China Boy Holly forms an upright, densely branched shrub with glossy dark green leaves. This male cultivar does not produce berries but provides pollen needed for compatible female hollies.

Growing Guide

Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Sun
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 - 9
Mature Height: 7'–10'
Mature Width: 5'–8'
Spacing: 6'
Soil: Moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil
Water Needs: Moderate
Growth Rate: Moderate

Plant Details

Botanical Name: Ilex × meserveae 'China Boy'
Common Name: China Boy Holly
Plant Type: Evergreen Male Pollinator Shrub
Bloom Color: White
Season of Interest: Year-Round
Foliage: Evergreen
Growth Habit: Upright and Densely Branched
Pollinator Friendly: When flowering

Key Features

Male pollinator for China Girl Holly
Glossy dark green evergreen foliage
Dense upright habit
Cold-hardy hybrid holly
Year-round structure

Landscape Uses

Pollinator plantings for female hollies
Hedges
Foundation plantings
Privacy screens
Evergreen borders

Planting & Care Tips

Plant in full sun to part sun.
Provide moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
Water regularly during establishment.
Place within pollinating distance of compatible female hollies.

Companion Plants

Ilex China Girl
Hydrangea Little Lime®
Nandina Gulf Stream
Carex Evergold
Liriope Big Blue

Please Note: Our photos represent the variety you will receive. Because plants are living products, size and fullness may vary naturally with the season and stage of growth, while remaining true to the variety shown.

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Size

3 GALLON

Plant Size at Shipment: (14" x 14")

Quantity

Georgia Grown

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