Ilex x meserveae 'Honey Maid' - Honey Maid™ Holly

2025-10-27T15:00:25-04:00

Price: 50.99 - 72.99 (2 variants)

Blue Maid Holly is a vigorous evergreen shrub with a pyramidal habit and glossy snag-free toothed foliage that is deep blue-green with cream margins. Its large bright red berries display in fall and winter. 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: | 12' - 15'
Spread: | 6’ - 8'
Spacing: | 7’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 7
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | White
Season of Interest: | Year-Round

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, Wildlife Gardens, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Rhododendron, Hydrangea

IMAGES: Prides Corner, Ilex X meserveae Honey Maid

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