Blue Prince Holly - Male Evergreen Ilex x meserveae in 1 Gallon Pot
Add dependable evergreen structure and year-round beauty to your landscape with Blue Prince Holly, a hardy male holly variety prized for its glossy blue-green foliage and excellent pollination capabilities. This dense evergreen shrub forms a naturally symmetrical upright shape, making it ideal for hedges, foundation plantings, privacy screens, and ornamental landscape designs.
Blue Prince is especially valued as the pollinator for female hollies such as Blue Princess, helping nearby plants produce abundant bright red berries during winter. Its attractive evergreen foliage remains vibrant throughout the year, while its deer resistance and cold hardiness make it a reliable low-maintenance choice for a wide range of climates. These healthy plants are shipped established in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.
You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Blue Prince Holly
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Male evergreen holly pollinator
✔️ Glossy blue-green foliage
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape shrub
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival
Growing Information
- Common Name: Blue Prince Holly
- Botanical Name: Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’
- Plant Type: Evergreen shrub
- Growth Stage: Established potted plant
- Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Well-draining slightly acidic soil
- Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
- Mature Height: Approximately 8–12 feet
- Mature Width: Approximately 6–8 feet
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- USDA Zones: 5–9
- Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained
Care Tip: Plant near female hollies such as Blue Princess to encourage reliable berry production. Light pruning in late winter or early spring helps maintain a dense and attractive shape.
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.