Add bold year-round color and vibrant new growth to your landscape with Whoa Nellie Holly, also known as Golden Nellie Holly. This striking evergreen holly features brilliant yellow new foliage that matures to chartreuse and then deep green, creating beautiful seasonal color transitions. Its dense upright habit makes it ideal for privacy screens, foundation plantings, hedges, and ornamental focal points in both traditional and modern landscapes.

Whoa Nellie Holly combines the durability and structure of classic hollies with eye-catching foliage color that stands out year-round. Its glossy evergreen leaves provide texture and visual interest while requiring minimal maintenance once established. These healthy plants are shipped established in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in your garden.

You will receive:
• 1 live Whoa Nellie Holly
• 1 gallon pot plant
• Evergreen holly with golden new growth
• Healthy, rooted landscape shrub
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information
Common Name: Whoa Nellie Holly
Botanical Name: Ilex ‘Whoa Nellie’
Plant Type: Evergreen shrub or small tree
Growth Stage: Established potted plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Moist, well-draining slightly acidic soil
Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
Mature Height: Approximately 15–20 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 6–10 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 6–9
Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip: Plant in full sun for the brightest golden new foliage color. Light pruning can help maintain shape and encourage dense evergreen growth throughout the season.

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.