China Dynasty Holly 1 Live Male & Female Combination, 3 Gallon Pot – Ilex × meserveae

📝 DESCRIPTION

China Dynasty Holly (Ilex × meserveae) is a combination planting featuring the evergreen holly cultivars ‘China Boy’ and ‘China Girl’. This pairing brings together a male pollinator and a female berry-producing holly in one nursery container. Both cultivars are known for their glossy dark green foliage, spiny-edged leaves, and dense branching, providing attractive evergreen structure throughout the year.

China Boy produces male flowers that supply pollen, while China Girl produces female flowers that may develop into bright red ornamental berries after successful pollination. Because both cultivars are included, the combination supports pollination without requiring a separate male holly elsewhere in the landscape. Berry production still depends on plant maturity, flowering overlap, weather, and growing conditions. China Dynasty is suitable for foundation plantings, mixed shrub borders, evergreen landscape accents, and winter-interest gardens. It generally performs best in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil.

Each order includes 1 live China Dynasty Holly combination planting containing China Boy and China Girl, supplied together in a 3-gallon nursery container. The nursery label specifies a shipping height of approximately 15 inches. Both cultivars are included in the combination. Branching, foliage density, and seasonal berry production may vary naturally.

Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Shipping Size:

• Quantity: 1 Live China Dynasty Holly Combination Planting

• Included Cultivars: China Boy (Male) and China Girl (Female)

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Evergreen Holly Combination

• Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green

• Ornamental Berry Color: Bright Red, When Successfully Pollinated

• Seasonal Appearance: May Arrive Recently Pruned or Without Flowers or Berries

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Holly Combination Planting

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Common Name: China Dynasty Holly

• Scientific Name: Ilex × meserveae

• Included Cultivars: ‘China Boy’ and ‘China Girl’

• Combination Type: Male and Female Holly Cultivars Together

• Plant Type: Broadleaf Evergreen Shrub Combination

• Growth Habit: Dense, Bushy, Rounded to Upright

• Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green

• Leaf Characteristics: Spiny-Edged, Evergreen

• Flower Color: Small, Inconspicuous Whitish Flowers

• Bloom Season: Spring

• Ornamental Berry Color: Bright Red

• Berry Season: Fall Through Winter, When Produced

• Pollination: China Boy Supplies Pollen for China Girl

• Berry Production: Possible with Successful Pollination; Not Guaranteed

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Moist, Well-Drained, Slightly Acidic Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Consistent Moisture During Establishment

• Landscape Uses: Foundation Plantings, Mixed Shrub Borders, Evergreen Accents, and Winter-Interest Gardens

• Seasonal Habit: Evergreen

• Seasonal Condition: May Arrive Without Flowers or Berries

• Safety Note: Holly Berries Are Ornamental and Not Intended for Human or Pet Consumption

Live China Boy and China Girl holly combination, natural root systems, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery container.