{"product_id":"proven-winners-mr-poppins-holly-shrub-8aipfq","title":"Proven Winners® Mr. Poppins® Holly Shrub","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSpace-Saving Male Variety of Winterberry Holly\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Proven Winners\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMr. Poppins\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHolly shrub is a dwarf variety of winterberry holly. \u003cstrong\u003eMr. Poppins® boasts tiny white blossoms throughout spring and summer with bright green foliage for visual interest. \u003c\/strong\u003eWith a compact height of only 3-4 feet, it's perfect to use as a hedge or native garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll winterberry hollies have male and female varieties; this male shrub does not produce the traditional showy red fruit of female hollies, but serves its purpose to pollinate female varieties which produce the iconic berry. Male and female plants must be present in order for the females to produce fruit. Simply tuck the less showy Mr. Poppins within 50 feet of female varieties Like Berry Heavy\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor Berry Poppins\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e, and it will attract pollinators like bees and butterflies to ensure fruit. Only one Mr. Poppins\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis needed for up to 5 female hollies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMr. Poppins® is deer-resistant but attractive to birds and other wildlife that enjoy its fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e - this shrub is perfect for a pollinator or wildlife garden. With its space-saving size, beautiful white blooms, and utility as a pollinator for female hollies, the Mr. Poppins\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewinterberry holly is the perfect addition to your landscape. Grow yours today!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProven Winners®:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proven Winners® ColorChoice Shrubs offers flowering shrubs, evergreens, and trees that have been tested for eight to ten years to ensure they outperform conventional varieties. That means bigger flowers, more colorful foliage, reblooming, disease resistance, new habits, or anything that makes them more beautiful and easier to grow in your landscape or garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Planting:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePlant your Mr. Poppins® Winterberry Holly in an area of moist but well-drained soil that gets full-partial (4-6 hours) sunlight each day. Plant within 50 feet of female holly varieties like the Berry Heavy®, Berry Poppins®, or an other Proven Winners® winterberry variety to ensure pollination and fruit from the female plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Watering:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mr. Poppins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Holly Shrub has average watering needs, and mature plants can even take some dryness in the soil. Water when the soil is dry 1-2\" down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Fertilizing:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efertilizing is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eneeded. If desired, fertilize in early spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a granular rose fertilizer. A second application may be made in late spring\/early summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the Mr. Poppins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e does\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e not p\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eroduce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e berries, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecan be pruned immediately after bloom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e if desired. However, it's best to avoid pruning them altogether except to remove any dead wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. O\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ence mature, remove one or two of the oldest stems each year to encourage new and vigorous growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. 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