Ilex x meserveae 'Mondo' ~ Monrovia® Little Rascal® Holly

Ilex x meserveae 'Mondo' ~ Monrovia® Little Rascal® HollyLittle Rascal Holly is a densely dwarf evergreen shrub that forms a mound with sharp toothed, glossy rich blue green leaves that earns purple tints in winter. Little Rascal is a male cultivar primarily used as a pollinizer for blue hollies. 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: 1. 5' 2' Spread:

Little Rascal Holly is a densely dwarf evergreen shrub that forms a mound with sharp-toothed, glossy rich blue-green leaves that earns purple tints in winter.  Little Rascal is a male cultivar primarily used as a pollinizer for blue hollies.   Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.   Well-drained soils essential.   Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew.  Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Peony, Astilbe, Hydrangea

IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Ilex × meserveae LITTLE RASCAL kz02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Ilex × meserveae LITTLE RASCAL kz02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) photoset by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, (1) Ilex 'Little Rascal', (2) Ilex x meserveae 'Little Rascal Mondo'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.