brown berries on blue princess holly bush

Question

My Blue Princess holly, planted late last summer, has brownish colored berries instead of red berries. Any ideas?

Answer 1

From my research the Princess Blue Holly berries generally start a bright red but will turn brown to almost black…but generally this will happen during the winter.
If the Holly appears healthy I would not be concerned over the color of the berries.
Holly berries can be reds, burgundy’s, browns, blacks and rarely yellow and green.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/holly/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-a-male-and-female-holly-bush.htm