Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince' - Blue Prince Holly

2025-10-27T15:00:20-04:00

Price: 50.99 - 72.99 (2 variants)

Blue Prince Holly is a tall broadleaf evergreen shrub and an upright habit with dark blue-green toothed leaves and purple stems. This male cultivar does not produce berries, but acts as a pollinator. 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: | 8' - 12'
Spread: | 8’ - 12'
Spacing: | 10’
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 5 - 9
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, Privacy Screen, Hedges, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Magnolia, Rhododendron, Hydrangea

IMAGE: Famartin, 2019-04-22 18 34 55 Blue Holly male flowers along Terrace Boulevard in the Parkway Village section of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, CC BY-SA 4.0

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