Ilex meserveae 'Heckenstar'Blue holly 'Heckenstar'
A male cultivar of blue holly, with a compact, pyramidal habit and glossy dark green leaves with bluish glints, selected for evergreen hedges and to pollinate 'Heckenfee', which bears no fruit without it. Resistant to cold and wind, it keeps its foliage immaculate all year round.
- Glossy dark green leaf with bluish glints, evergreen
- Pollinator for 'Heckenfee': ensures the red berries of the hedge
- Compact, pyramidal habit, resistant to cold and wind
About this cultivar
Ilex meserveae 'Heckenstar' grows densely and evenly to 2 to 3 metres, with a pyramidal habit, spiny, leathery, glossy leaves and dark purple young stems. It is a hybrid bred to withstand harsh winters, and keeps its foliage immaculate in cold and wind.
Being male, it produces no fruit, but it is the pollinator for 'Heckenfee': one 'Heckenstar' for every five to ten female plants, within a few dozen metres, ensures the red winter berries along the whole hedge.
It prefers moist, well-drained soils, acidic to neutral, in partial shade or sun. It takes pruning and trains well as a formal hedge, a cone or a single specimen.
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