Blue Princess Meserve Holly Accent

Introducing the Princess of Blue Meserve Holly! No, there's no fanfare playing and don't worry you won't have to take a bow, its just our favorite shrub! Spiky blue-green leaves clothe its purple stems all year long, painting a pleasing picture even during the depths of winter. Glossy red berries add to the show until songbirds carry them away. This evergreen Holly will add the Finishing Touch to your foundation plantings, providing welcome color year-round. Use it to provide structure to this high-visibility area by your front door and to anchor your home to the landscape. Blue Princess also makes an excellent hedge to serve as an elegant property divider, privacy screen, and backdrop to your flower beds.

The story of the Blue Princess Holly is a remarkable one. It began on Long Island, where an amateur gardener named Kathleen Meserve lived. Meserve had a special fondness for Hollies, but most of the Hollies available to gardeners in her day weren’t dependably cold-hardy. They were English Hollies, adapted to the mild climate of that country, not the icy winters of New York. Most gardeners would have simply given up on Hollies, but Meserve had another idea. She learned how to breed them and hybridized her own cold-hardy new varieties! She bred Blue Princess in the 1950s; it was introduced in 1973. Today it’s one of the most popular Hollies in the country.

Meserve Hollies are perfect for planting as a specimen plant to decorate your garden. There's nothing like dressing up your landscape with a shrub! These special plants can also be planting in containers near front porches, patios, and terraces! These bushy shrubs will make one dramatic statement on either side of your entry way! You can also plant these shrubs closer together to create one interesting looking privacy screen.