CASTLE SPIRE® Holly - Blue | Proven Winners®

CASTLE SPIRE® Holly - Blue | Proven Winners®

A narrow, pyramidal evergreen holly with glossy green foliage and abundant red berries when pollinated. Perfect for hedges, screens, or as a dramatic specimen.

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Features

Characteristics

Plant Needs

The Castle Spire® Blue Holly brings timeless beauty and structure to the garden with its strongly pyramidal, upright form. Part of the Castle™ series, it offers dark, glossy foliage, vigorous growth, and superior branching, making it a standout choice for foundation plantings, hedges, or even as a single specimen.

As a female variety, Castle Spire® sets an impressive crop of bright red berries in fall and winter when paired with its pollinator, Castle Wall® holly. The combination of lustrous foliage and brilliant berries ensures year-round interest.

Why we love it:

  • Its compact, narrow habit makes it versatile for hedges, screens, or accents.

  • Glossy evergreen leaves provide four-season beauty.

  • Berries galore (when pollinated) add brilliant winter color and feed wildlife.

  • Strong vigor and branching make it more reliable than older holly varieties.

Characteristics

Plant Type:

Shrub

Height Category:

Tall

Garden Height:

72 - 120 Inches

Spacing:

48 - 60 Inches

Spread:

36 - 48 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Green

Flower Colors:

White

Flower Shade:

White

Habit:

Pyramidal, Upright

Plant Needs

Light Requirement:

Part Sun to Sun, Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Spring

Hardiness Zones:

5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

Water Category:

Average

Uses:

Cut Flower, Landscape, Specimen or Focal Point

Uses Notes: 

Great as a foundation plant, specimen or hedge, can be used as a replacement for pyramidal yews. Good in groupings and mass plantings, perennial and shrub borders, can be used as a screen or hedge. An outstanding plant for the winter landscape.

Maintenance Notes: 

Castle Spire® holly is a female variety; a male variety, like Castle Wall®, must be planted nearby in order for fruit to form. One male will pollinate up to 5 females. Plant within 50'/15.25m of each other to ensure pollination.

It's best to avoid pruning female hollies, as cutting them back at any time of the year will result in diminished flowers and subsequent fruit. Light trimming or removal of dead wood can be done in early spring. 

Holly prefers acidic soils with average moisture and appreciates a good layer of mulch. If desired, apply a granular fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs in early spring.

The Castle Spire® Blue Holly brings timeless beauty and structure to the garden with its strongly pyramidal, upright form. Part of the Castle™ series, it offers dark, glossy foliage, vigorous growth, and superior branching, making it a standout choice for foundation plantings, hedges, or even as a single specimen.

As a female variety, Castle Spire® sets an impressive crop of bright red berries in fall and winter when paired with its pollinator, Castle Wall® holly. The combination of lustrous foliage and brilliant berries ensures year-round interest.

Why we love it:

  • Its compact, narrow habit makes it versatile for hedges, screens, or accents.

  • Glossy evergreen leaves provide four-season beauty.

  • Berries galore (when pollinated) add brilliant winter color and feed wildlife.

  • Strong vigor and branching make it more reliable than older holly varieties.

Plant Type:

Shrub

Height Category:

Tall

Garden Height:

72 - 120 Inches

Spacing:

48 - 60 Inches

Spread:

36 - 48 Inches

Foliage Colors:

Green

Flower Colors:

White

Flower Shade:

White

Habit:

Pyramidal, Upright

Light Requirement:

Part Sun to Sun, Sun

Maintenance Category:

Easy

Bloom Time:

Spring

Hardiness Zones:

5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

Water Category:

Average

Uses:

Cut Flower, Landscape, Specimen or Focal Point

Uses Notes: 

Great as a foundation plant, specimen or hedge, can be used as a replacement for pyramidal yews. Good in groupings and mass plantings, perennial and shrub borders, can be used as a screen or hedge. An outstanding plant for the winter landscape.

Maintenance Notes: 

Castle Spire® holly is a female variety; a male variety, like Castle Wall®, must be planted nearby in order for fruit to form. One male will pollinate up to 5 females. Plant within 50'/15.25m of each other to ensure pollination.

It's best to avoid pruning female hollies, as cutting them back at any time of the year will result in diminished flowers and subsequent fruit. Light trimming or removal of dead wood can be done in early spring. 

Holly prefers acidic soils with average moisture and appreciates a good layer of mulch. If desired, apply a granular fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs in early spring.

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