Argentea Marginata English Holly – Variegated Evergreen Shrub with Red Berries | 4 Inch Pot
Add elegant year-round beauty to your landscape with Argentea Marginata English Holly, a striking variegated evergreen prized for its glossy dark green leaves edged in creamy white. This classic ornamental holly creates beautiful contrast in garden beds, foundation plantings, hedges, and privacy screens while providing vibrant winter interest with clusters of bright red berries. Its dense pyramidal growth habit and evergreen foliage make it an outstanding specimen plant for traditional and formal landscapes alike.
This resilient low-maintenance holly is valued for its strong pest resistance, drought tolerance once established, and reliable year-round color. Female plants produce ornamental berries when planted near a compatible male pollinator. These healthy plants are shipped established in 4 inch nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.
You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Argentea Marginata English Holly
✔️ 4 inch pot plant
✔️ Variegated evergreen holly variety
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival
Growing Information
- Common Name: Argentea Marginata English Holly
- Botanical Name: Ilex aquifolium ‘Argentea Marginata’
- Plant Type: Evergreen shrub or small tree
- Growth Stage: Established potted plant
- Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Well-draining, slightly acidic soil
- Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
- Mature Height: Approximately 10–20 feet
- Mature Width: Approximately 8–12 feet
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- USDA Zones: 6–9
- Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly pruned
Care Tip: Plant near a compatible male English holly to encourage bright red berry production. Light pruning in late winter or early spring helps maintain shape and encourages dense evergreen growth.
Plant Condition Disclosure
Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.
Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.
Important Note
You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.
Customer Notice for Live Plants
Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.
Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.
Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.
- Photos of the shipping box
- Photo of the shipping label
- Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
- Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant
Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.
Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.