The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

West Sussex, United Kingdom Gb

Holly bush.
I was given a little potted holly bush last autumn, which has become more precious because the giver has just died. The bush bears tiny white flowers and keeps its berries at the same time and is very attractive indeed. At present there are still a couple of flowers plus a few nearly red berries and lots of green ones developing and changing colour .I have lost the label but I'm sure the word 'blue' appeared. I would be so pleased if someone knows it, please.




Answers

 

There is one called Blue Angel

6 Oct, 2017

 

You do know it needs to be near enough to a male holly to produce berries?

6 Oct, 2017

 

Well it must be near enough to one, MG, if its got berries already

6 Oct, 2017

 

True, so long as Pennyfarthing keeps it in more or less the same spot should be fine.

7 Oct, 2017

 

On our boundary there are both male and female trees about 40 yards apart and the female berries quite happily.
There may be another male nearer across the road but I can't see one.

But Blue Angel is self fertile so if that's what it is it won't matter where it goes.

7 Oct, 2017

 

Whether its self fertile or not is a matter of opinion depending on which site you look at; many sellers say a male is needed nearby, others don't mention it, preferring to stick to 'self fertile' with no other detail. Fact is, even so called self fertile female hollies produce far more berries if there is a male within the vicinity.

7 Oct, 2017

 

Thank you everyone. I think Steragram might be right. I don't know of any other hollies just around her. It definitely had the word 'Blue' in the name. I've just thought, think I'll go back to the nursery it came from to see whether they have any like it this year.

7 Oct, 2017

 

Good idea PF :)

8 Oct, 2017

 

The nursery should know the conditions it was in to berry up well so it might be worth asking them.

8 Oct, 2017

How do I say thanks?

Answer question

 


Not found an answer?