Blue Prince Meserve Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'
$43.00
One of the hardiest evergreen hollies, this is a large, spreading shrub with the traditional spiny blue-green foliage; doesn’t produce fruit, but is used to pollinate female hollies which produce the attractive berries, often paired with Blue Princess
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Blue Prince Meserve Holly is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Blue Prince Meserve Holly has dark green evergreen foliage on a plant with a pyramidal habit of growth. The spiny oval leaves remain dark green throughout the winter.
Planting and Growing
and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more., Blue Prince Meserve Holly will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front
acidic soils to ensure success, but will die in standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, dry locations that receive direct afternoon sun or which get reflected sunlight, such as against the south side of a white wall. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. You may want to keep it away from hot
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Keep moisture level moist
Mature Size 8'Hx8'W
Zone 5b
Likes well drained soil