Ilex x meserveae 'Hachfee' - Castle Spire® Blue Holly

2025-10-27T15:00:22-04:00

Price: 56.99 - 73.99 (2 variants)

Castle Spire Blue Holly is a compact evergreen shrub with a densely upright pyramidal habit and glossy dark blue-green toothed foliage. Its bright red berries display in fall and 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: | 6' - 10'
Spread: | 3’ - 4'
Spacing: | 3’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 7
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | White
Season of Interest: | 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, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Rhododendron, Hydrangea

IMAGE: Photoset by Proven Winners, Castle Spire® Blue Holly

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