Blue Prince Holly

Blue Prince Holly (Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince') is a robust and evergreen male holly cultivar that is an essential pollinator for female hollies, such as Blue Princess, ensuring an abundance of striking red berries. Known for its dense, dark green foliage with a beautiful blue tint, Blue Prince adds year-round interest to any landscape. This shrub's shiny, serrated leaves are highly ornamental, providing a bold contrast to flowering plants and enhancing the beauty of garden borders or foundation plantings. Blue Prince Holly is also popular as a windbreak or hedge, offering privacy with its dense, upright growth habit, reaching 10 to 12 feet in height and 6 to 8 feet in width. In addition to its value as a pollinator, Blue Prince Holly is highly tolerant of a variety of growing conditions. It performs well in both full sun and partial shade, making it adaptable to different locations in the garden. The shrub prefers moist, well-drained soil that is slightly acidic, but it can tolerat