Ilex x meserveae 'Mesog' - China Girl® Holly

2025-10-27T15:00:20-04:00

Price: 50.99 - 72.99 (2 variants)

China Girl Holly is a slow-growing mounding evergreen shrub with dense branches of sharp-toothed, glossy dark green leaves. If pollinated, the inconspicuous female flowers give way to abundant bright red fruit that can persist well into winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit.

Type: | Shrub
Origins: | I. aquifolium x I. rugosa Hybrid
Height: | 7' - 10'
Spread: | 5’ - 8'
Spacing: | 6’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 9
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | White
Season of Interest: | Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Well-drained soils essential. Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew. Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Azalea, Astilbe, Magnolia

IMAGES: Photos by Phillip Merritt, (1) China Girl holly, (2) China Girl Holly

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown