Blue Prince Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Attracts pollinators, Cold hardy, Container Friendly, Deer-resistant, Drought resistant, Evergreen, Full Sun, Hedge/Screen, Low Maintenance, Non-invasive, Salt Tolerant, Shade Tolerant |
|---|---|
| Hardiness Zone | 5a to 7b |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Watering Needs | Moderate |
| Preferred Soil | Clay, Loamy, Peaty, Sandy |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Bushy, Upright |
| Blooms In | Spring |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Pet Safety | Toxic to pets |
| Suitable Space | Outdoors |
| Plant Name | Holly |
| Botanical Name | |
| Species | |
| Cultivar | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, HI, ID, MT, PR, UT |
Description
The fantastic bushy Blue Prince Holly (Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince') is a gorgeous, glossy broadleaf evergreen shrub with a host of wonderfully ornamental features! Your Blue Prince Meserve Holly features lustrous leaves with a bluish tint - thus contributing to the name. Your lighter-colored plants will really pop out of the landscape when framed by Blue Prince's shiny, bright foliage!
The toothy edges lend an elegant appearance to the foliage supported by dark, purple-hued stems. If you look closely, you'll note delicate, white flowers scattered among the purple-tinged stems in spring, an added bonus to this plant's commendable attributes! You may not outright see these little blooms, but the hungry bees and butterflies will seek them out in droves!
A suitable pollinator for other Blue Hollies, like the Blue Princess Holly, you need about one Blue Prince to pollinate up to 3-5 female shrubs. Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 5 to 9, these grow into a shrubby, rounded 6-8 feet in height and a space-saving 3-4 feet in width for an impressive year-round display, but can easily be pruned to your specifications!
Planting and Application:
Create privacy hedges of Blue Hollies for vivid swaths of blue-greenery that add screening and bird-friendly shelter. If you have female shrubs planted in your hedge, you’ll enjoy red berries in the fall on the female shrubs! The evergreen boughs can be used in winter décor and floral arrangements.
Everything you plant before these hedges becomes enhanced - so use these Holly bushes as backdrops and foundation plantings, either trimmed formally or allowed to grow informally.
These broadleaved evergreens have elegant glossy green foliage year-round, providing wind-blocking, drifting-snow-stopping, and prying-eyes-blocking foliage all year long!
- Decorative Foliage & Pointed Margins
- Evergreen Blue-Green Foliage
- Darling White Blossoms
- Contrasting Purplish Stems
- Hedges & Backdrops, Privacy & Year-Round Interest
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Plant Blue Prince in a well-drained soil location in full sun or partial shade. Water new plants regularly, but mature and established plants only need a bit of supplemental moisture during drought. Holly are relatively easy to grow, with no significant disease or pest issues. All plants appreciate regular fertilizer and a 3-4 inch layer of arborist mulch over the soil surface.
In areas of high pH, alkaline soil - fertilize with an acid-loving plant fertilizer in early spring and mid-summer to help reduce soil pH.
You can choose to prune them, or site them at the corner of your house and allow them to reach their full mature height and spread. The goal is to keep the shrub growing in a nice, open shape. Adding air circulation and light to the interior of your shrub will allow leaves to grow all the way along each branch. Light pruning during the winter to harvest holiday decor can be used to control size. When pruning, avoid simply shearing the tips off with hedge pruners. Instead, use Renewal Pruning every few years to eliminate the oldest, less vigorous stems and encourage new healthy growth from the base, allowing the plants to keep their natural form. Read more on Holly Pruning here.
- Sun to Partial Shade Loving
- Well-Drained Soil of Any Kind
- Moderate Water Needs
- Prune Late Winter/Early Spring
- Pollinator for Female Blue Holly
Hollies add cheer to every winter landscape with their lustrous foliage! Planted together, they certainly are plants with year-round interest. Blooms in the spring, and structure in winter...Blue Prince Holly Bushes are a wonderful plant for any season! Order now at NatureHills.com!
Planting & Care
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The Blue Price Holly is beautiful. Dealing with everyone at The Nature Hills Nursery has been a real pleasure. They stand behind their products with integrity. Delivery of our Hollies was quick and during unpacking you can see the care they give to insure you get the best possible. Very healthy and full.
Healthy and full right out of the box is exactly what we aim for, Scott, so it's great to hear the Blue Prince Holly arrived that way. Proper packing really does make a difference with hollies, since they can be a bit sensitive in transit. Thanks for the kind words about the team as well. We hope your hollies settle in fast and put on a strong show for you.
Big plants that arrived very healthy with new growth on them. Will be planting soon.
Hi Glen,
Thank you for leaving such a positive review for our Blue Prince Holly! We're thrilled to hear that the plants arrived healthy and with new growth - that's exciting to see. Happy gardening - Nature Hills Customer Support
The plant looks beautiful. It arrived in such good condition. Thank you.
I received these just slightly too late to plant due to our early cold snap. They stayed in pots on my front porch all winter long and looked gorgeous. I just put them in the ground yesterday and the root system looked very healthy. Can't wait to watch them grow. They are easily three times the size of the two specimen I purchased at Home Depot. Love them. Thank you!
Hi Viola - What a wonderful review, thank you! We love that your Blue Prince Hollies not only survived a porch winter but looked gorgeous doing it! That healthy root system is a great sign of things to come, and with a head start like that over the competition, we think you're going to love watching them take off. Thank you - Nature Hills Customer Support
I am thrilled to say that my holly bushes came to me healthy and bushy. I am looking forward to many years of beauty from these; especially when they are old enough to produce lots of red berries!
Hello Robin,
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful enthusiasm for your Blue Prince Holly! We’re delighted to hear that your fast-growing holly bushes arrived healthy and full, ready to bring seasonal beauty to your garden. Watching them mature and eventually flaunt those signature bright red berries will certainly be rewarding, and we’re excited for the years of vibrant color they’ll provide.
If you ever have questions about care tips, pruning as they grow, or encouraging berry production, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re always here to offer advice that helps your garden thrive beautifully throughout the seasons.
Bloom on,
The Nature Hills Plant Knowledge Team
Interested in your blue prince holly. We currently have over 40 of these and were previously told the blue prince holly mature height was 8 to 12 ft with a 6 ft spread. Also, they need partial sun.
You mention your blue prince hollies have a 6 to 8’ height with a 3 to 4 ft spread and need full sun.
Just curious if this is the same Holly. Please advise,
Thanks
Kevin
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for asking such a great question! We can understand why you're asking about the size of the Blue Prince Holly. Nature Hills listing for
6–8 feet is accurate and realistic for how Blue Prince performs in typical garden or landscape settings.
The 8–12 feet range describes a potential maximum under perfect, unmanaged conditions—not the norm for residential or designed landscapes.
These broader estimates may reflect exceptionally favorable growing conditions—such as rich soil, ideal climate, or lack of pruning. However, many landscape uses involve pruning and regular maintenance, which helps keep the plant in that more compact 6–8 ft range.
So yes, it does sound like they are the same, it just depends on where you plant them and how they are maintained.
If you have any other questions please reach out or email us at support@naturehills.com
Thank you,
Nature Hills Customer Support
