Ilex × 'Mesog' [sold as China Girl®]
China Girl Holly

Ilex × ′Mesog′ [sold as China Girl®] - Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Spring; small; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Large, round red fruits that persist into winter)
 Ultimate Height:
7-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
5-8 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist, acidic, well-drained soils
 Range:
Hybrid origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, obovate, evergreen, leathery, spiny, cupped, lustrous dark green above with slightly impressed veins above. Fruits are 0.3" dia.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Foundation 202
  • Hedge 275
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Screen 190
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Slow Growth Rate 271
  • Winter Interest 115

    • Additional Information

    'China Girl' is a dense, rounded holly hybrid with lustrous evergreen foliage. This cultivar is female and 'China Boy' is the pollinator if fruit set is desired. Winter desiccation injury to leaves in exposed sites.

    4 Ilex × 'Mesog' [sold as China Girl®] found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12013_00639*AHORTPARK
    22013_00638*AHORTPARK
    32022_00311*BHORT
    42022_00311*AHORT

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