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Cultivar NameNotes
 
Maryland Dwarf'Maryland Dwarf' dwarf-spreading habit, grows to 3' tall and spreads to as much as 10' wide
f. xanthocarpaf. xanthocarpa - yellow fruiting form of this species; some cultivars exist, 'Canary' is a good example
Canary'Canary' - cultivar of f. xanthocarpa; yellow fruiting
Clarendon'Clarendon' (a.k.a. 'Clarendon Spreading') - dwarf, shrubby form reaching 8' tall and much wider; glossy olive-colored foliage; orange-red berries
Howard'Howard' - older cultivar; nearly spineless, dark green leaves; abundant red fruit; columnar and dense habit
Jersey Knight'Jersey Knight' - male form; dark green foliage; a good pollinator
Jersey Princess'Jersey Princess' - widely considered one of the finest fruiting cultivars; holds its lustrous green leaf color and bright red fruit well into winter; one of the more common commercial cultivars
Steward's Silver Crown'Steward's Silver Crown' - hardy variegated plant, bears leaves edged with cream; red fruit; grows to 20' tall
Blue Angel'Blue Angel' - full and dense habit; slow-growing; least cold hardy of the group; large, crinkled leaves; female clone; shiny red fruits; grows to 8' tall and wide
Blue Boy'Blue Boy' - male clone; grows over 10' tall; lustrous green foliage; good pollinator for 'Blue Girl'
Blue Girl'Blue Girl' - pyramidal habit; female clone; red fruit; good cold hardiness; more open than 'Blue Princess'; grows to 8' tall
Blue Maid'Blue Maid' (a.k.a. 'Mesid') - pyramidal habit; hardy; fast growing; female clone; grows to 15' tall; abundant bright red fruit
Blue Prince'Blue Prince' - male clone; dense, compact habit; grows to 12' tall; dark shiny green foliage; an excellent pollinator for Meserve Hollies; extremely cold hardy
Blue Princess'Blue Princess' - female clone; very shiny dark blue-green; dark red abundant fruit; particularly cold hardy; broad, shrubby habit; grows to 15' tall
Honey Maid'Honey Maid' - female clone; foliage variegated with yellow margins; grows to 6' tall; red fruits; more cold hardy than other variegated hollies
Gretchen'Gretchen' - female clone; yellow variegated foliage; grows to 6' tall; red fruit; like 'Honey Maid', more cold hardy than other variegated hollies
Blue StallionBlue Stallion (a.k.a. 'Mesan') - male clone; long blooming period, serves as an effective pollinator; grows more rapidly than 'Blue Prince'; grows to 12' tall and wide; purplish stems; foliage lacks prominent spines and is a dark, shiny green
China Boy'China Boy' (a.k.a. 'Mesdob') - male clone; particularly cold hardy; useful pollinator for 'China Girl'; foliage glossy green; grows to 10' tall and wide; rounded, dense habit; "China Series" appears to be both more heat and cold tolerant than the I. rugosa x I. aquifolium hybrids, "Blue Series"
China Girl'China Girl' (a.k.a. 'Mesog') - female clone; pollinated by 'China Boy'; features abundant 1/3" red fruit; grows to 10' tall and wide shrub; leaf margins of this selection and its male counterpart turn under, leading to a "cupping" effect
Dragon Lady'Dragon Lady' (a.k.a. 'Meschick') - hybrid of I. pernyi x I. aquifolium; strong pyramidal-columnar habit; grows to 20' tall with a 6' spread; spiny, dark green foliage; red fruit; pollinate with 'Blue Stallion'
Golden Girl'Golden Girl' (a.k.a. 'Mesgolg') - yellow-orange fruit; broad pyramidal habit; dense foliage
Afterglow'Afterglow' - reddish orange fruits; very glossy leaves; compact habit
Aurantiaca'Aurantiaca' - slightly dwarf to 5 feet; orange-red fruit that fades to orange-yellow; early flowering
Cacapon'Cacapon' - slightly dwarf to 5 feet; heavy fruiting; glossy green leaves
Chrysocarpa'Chrysocarpa' - yellow-fruited form
Jim Dandy'Jim Dandy' - slightly dwarf to 5 feet; early flowering male clone for pollinating early flowering female cultivars ('Afterglow', 'Aurantiaca', '˜Red Sprite', etc.)
Red Sprite'Red Sprite' - dwarf female clone to 4' tall; low, mounding habit; early bloomer; very large, persistent red fruits
Shaver'Shaver' - an early-flowering form, slightly dwarf to 5 feet; produces orange-red fruit and glossy leaves
Southern Gentlemen'Southern Gentlemen' - late flowering male clone for pollinating late flowering female cultivars ('Cacapon', 'Sparkleberry', 'Shaver', 'Winter Gold', 'Winter Red', etc.)
Stoplight'Stoplight' - newer late flowering selection with large, deep red fruit and glossy foliage; to 8 feet