Ilex x meserveae 'Mesog' ~ China Girl® Holly showy-flowers The aromatic needle-like foliage matures

The aromatic needle-like foliage matures to scale-like and is gold-bronze

and certain insect pests can be issues if soil to wet

In mid-summer stems holding airy clusters of tiny pink-tinged flowers raise above the foliage like a cloud which turn brown in fall and persist through winter

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Ilex x meserveae 'Mesog' ~ China Girl® Holly showy-flowers The aromatic needle-like foliage maturesChina Girl Holly is a slow growing mounding evergreen shrub with dense branches of sharp toothed, glossy dark green leaves. If pollinated, the inconspicuous female flowers give way to abundant bright red fruit that can persist well into 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: 7' 10'