Blue Princess Holly Pyramidal Topiary
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10004469
Pop one or more of these specialty evergreens in your landscape for a crisp, polished look each season. Our designer Blue Princess Holly Pyramidal Topiary (Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess') stays green all year-long.
Topiary is an ancient pruning technique to bring an effective structural element into your garden plan. Our expert growers have carefully crafted these Blue Princess Holly shrubs into a perfect pyramidal cone over many years.
Planting and Application:
One of our most popular Hollies, Blue Princess features gorgeous, prickle-edged, blue-green foliage and purple stems. Add a Blue Prince Holly nearby to successfully pollinate up to six of these Princess topiaries for bright red berries at Holiday Time!
- These durable shrubs make excellent "Thrillers" in hardy outdoor containers. Enjoy them year after year anywhere you want a showy specimen.
- Enjoy a formal appeal with an even number of Blue Princess Holly Pyramidal Topiary used on either side of an entrance or straight garden path. Space them evenly for a calm, restful garden experience.
- Uncover opportunities to increase the visual appeal of your landscape. Do you and your guests have something amazing to study from the deck?
- Create a beautiful view with an odd number of our high-end Blue Holly bush Topiaries planted in a curved island planting bed. Remove sod from your lawn, add a border of landscape pavers and mulch to a depth of three inches.
- Complete your new planting bed with a smaller odd number of your favorite flowering plants in front. Like the setting of a fine jewelry ring...your Holly Topiaries become the framing backdrop to set off a collection of exquisite Hybrid Tea Roses, for example.
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Give Blue Princess either full sun or partial shade, where it will receive at least four hours of sunlight a day. Provide well-drained soil; or elevate them in a raised bed if your soil drains slowly after rain.
- Get more expert planting tips from our Horticulture Staff. Be sure to include symbiotic Nature Hills Root Booster in the planting hole for life-long support of the tiniest feeder roots.
- Apply a regular, even schedule of water to keep your garden investments happy, healthy and stress-free. Feed with an evergreen fertilizer formula as directed by the label instructions.
- Shear to shape twice a year in early spring and mid-summer to maintain the shape; simply following the established outline. For berries, consider using hand pruners to tip prune wayward branches back into the canopy and avoid trimming off all the tiny white flowers.
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
| Color | Zone | Times |
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| 3 | Spring 2019 | |
| 4 | Now | |
| 5 | Now | |
| 6 | Now | |
| 7 | Now | |
| 8 | Now | |
| 9 | Now | |
| 10 | Now | |
| 11 | Now |
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 24.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 29.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 34.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 39.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 44.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 48.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 28% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 5-9
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' |
| Type | Broad-Leaved Evergreen |
| Mature Height | Maintained by Pruning |
| Mature Spread | Maintained by Pruning |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Shade |
| Soil | Well Drained Soil |
| Moisture | Medium |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Fall Color | Evergreen |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Pruning Time | After Flowering |
| Fragrant | No |