Emerald Magic® Meserve Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'WillEmer'
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Specifications
| Plant Characteristics | Cold hardy, Evergreen, Deer-resistant, Ornamental Berries/Fruit, Hedge/Screen, Low Maintenance |
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| Hardiness Zone | 5a to 7b |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| 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 | |
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| Cultivar | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Does Not Ship To | AK, HI, ID, MT, PR |
Description
A high shine sturdy accent and the deep blue-green, broad-leaf evergreen structure of the Emerald Magic® Meserve Holly (Ilex x meserveae 'WillEmer') is a fantastic backbone for any garden design! Bright and colorful, the dark green foliage has a blue tone and a high-gloss shine!
The serrated edges are pokey like traditional Holly but retain that classic leaf shape. New growth has amazing red stems and red edges, giving the entire shrub a luscious two-tone effect! Dense, bushy, and rounded, Emerald Magic® evergreen Hollies grow to about 4 feet tall and wide, however, can prune to any size or shape! Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 5 to 9, this wonderful shrub even displays burgundy-tinged fall color!
White flowers appear and attract pollinators, but Emerald Magic® is a male Holly so there is no messy fruit! Letting the shiny, fine-textured foliage and strong foliage color take center stage and provide a strong presence in the garden for all seasons! This is an excellent male Blue Holly pollinator for Blue female Hollies!
Planting and Application:
A remarkably polished shrub with blue-green leaves, Emerald Magic® is a stand-out specimen or high-style accent. Emerald Magic® highlights any bed or border, and complements any garden style! The pointed leaves offer great defense against trespassers while looking pretty and inviting!
A row of Emerald Magic® sparkles as a privacy hedge or low barrier, or a winding row to define your property. A pair of Holly sentries will welcome guests to your front door, especially since Emerald Magic® fits amazingly as a container plant or into your favorite urn as a thriller!
A steady evergreen presence like this melds with all garden styles and sizes! Faster growing, Emerald Magic® Meserve Holly means privacy with no waiting. The dense growth lends itself perfectly as lush screening specimens!
Plant one as an accent in your favorite garden urn or on a raised berm to further set this amazing plant apart from the rest! Create garden vignettes by planting a curved row of these impressive shrubs around a focal point, garden seating or sculpture! Boost curb appeal exponentially as a low foundation planting. Plus, Emerald Magic® can handle the edge of wooded areas and wildlife gardens without attention from deer!
- Attractive Glossy Blue-Green Foliage
- Traditional Holly Leaf With Small Spines
- Fast-Growing Dense Rounded Form
- New Growth Has Red Stems & Edges
- Broad-Leaved Evergreen With Burgundy Tinge In Fall!
- Small White Blossoms Attracts Pollinators
- Fruitless Male Holly
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Heat and cold hardy in zones 4 through 9, Meserve Holly prefer partial sun in hot climates, while handling full sun in cooler zones. Holly needs slightly acidic soil conditions and can become chlorotic in alkaline. Also needing higher moisture, it must be well-drained soils. Requiring well-watered soil in full sun for best results. Standing up to urban pollution, they're not particular about soil type. Doing well in both sandy and clay soils, Blue Holly won't mind some salinity and are strong against the wind.
- Full Sun & Partial Shade
- Moist Well-Drained Soils
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Little To No Pruning
- Resistant to Salt, Deer, Rabbits & Pollution!
Extremely attractive shrubs like Emerald Magic® are surprisingly low maintenance while adding immense character in return! Order this colorful evergreen today from Nature Hills Nursery and let Emerald Magic® Meserve Holly brighten your landscape magically!
Planting & Care
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping Rates
Ships in 3-5 business days • Tracking provided • Weather protected
| Under $50 | $9.99 |
| $50 - $99.99 | $14.99 |
| $100 - $149.99 | $16.99 |
| $150 - $198.99 | $24.99 |
| $199+ | FREE |
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The plant arrived in a box that protected the plant well!!! The plant looks very healthy, the root system was not root bound. Great job!!!
Excellent! Holly arrived well packaged and without any damage. They are nice sized and beautiful dark green with red berries. I would definitely order from Nature Hills in the future
Hi Casey, Thank you so much for your wonderful review of the Royal Family Holly Combo! We're thrilled to hear that your plants arrived in perfect condition and that you're already enjoying those beautiful red berries. To keep your hollies looking their best, water them regularly during their first growing season to help establish strong roots. Once established, they're quite drought tolerant. A 2-3 inch layer of mulch around the base will help retain moisture and keep roots cool, which hollies really appreciate. Thanks again - Nature Hills Customer Support
Plant was a nice size and looked to be very healthy. Easy to remove from the pot and plant. The birds are looking forward to having another holly shrub to live in :-)
Hollies really do become a neighborhood hub for birds once they settle in, so your yard is in for some good activity. Glad the transplant went smoothly too. that easy transition out of the pot usually means the roots were in good shape and the plant is ready to take off. Thanks for planting with us, Ellen.
Looks great! Can’t wait to see how it thrives.
Hollies are such reliable performers, and the Royal Family Combo really does put on a show once it settles in. Give it a season to establish its roots, and you should start seeing strong new growth and those signature berries. Thanks for sharing, Karen, and happy growing!
It looks like the Holly bush’s are doing very well
Royal Family Holly is a tough, rewarding combo when it gets established, so it's good to hear yours are settling in well. Keep an eye on moisture levels heading into the hotter months, and they should reward you with a strong flush of new growth. Thanks for the update, Duffy. The Nature Hills Team
I wadn’t sure what to expect but my purchases are beautiful, healthy and thriving. It was delivered on time and beautifully packaged. Highly recommended company and will make future purchases.
Hearing that your Royal Family Holly arrived healthy and hit the ground running is exactly what we hope for. Holly combos like this really do reward a little patience, and it sounds like yours are off to a strong start. We look forward to growing with you on future orders, Douglas.
Beautiful, well packaged
Big, beautiful, healthy plant arrived in excellent packaging. Already filled with red holly berries. Can't wait to get it out in the yard!
Hi Barbara, Thank you so much for your lovely review! We are happy to hear that your Royal Family Holly Combo arrived safe & sound. Make sure to plant your hollies in well-draining soil, as they don't like soggy or waterlogged conditions. If you have heavy clay soil, consider amending it with compost or planting on a slight mound to improve drainage and keep your hollies healthy. Thank you - Nature Hills Customer Support
It was beautiful when it arrived and started growing immediately!
Hi Sarah, Thank you so much for your wonderful review on the Royal Family Holly combo! We're thrilled to hear that your plants arrived in beautiful condition and are already growing strong. Since you have both the male and female hollies together, you're all set for a fantastic berry display. To encourage the best fruiting, make sure your hollies receive full sun to partial shade, with at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight daily.
We appreciate your business and hope your Royal Family Hollies bring you years of beauty and wildlife enjoyment!
Thank you - Nature Hills Customer Support
Great description & fast shipping
Beautiful plant was amazed of the size totally happy with purchase.
The plant was beautiful, big, full, white flowers & red berries. I was amazed!
The holly bush was well packaged and arrived in remarkable shape. The plant was thriving and the box was protective but easy to remove. The shrub was planted upon arrival and is thriving.
Plant was big and healthy and well packaged.
Great idea to put a MALE and a FEMALE together in one pot.Thats how it must be ,,,producing great berries.
We received 3 very healthy, dark green plants (Spring 2023) with 17" tall & wide growth in #3 sized pots (2.4 gallon). They look beautiful (already!) along our Full Sun front bed (and are a beautiful contrast with Twist-of-Lime Abelia and the small "Flirt" Nandinas (we prefer the more robust-looking "Obsession" Nandinas but the smaller "Flirts" are OK). Other online nurseries CLAIM to have 'WillEmer' hollies in stock, but (after MUCH effort and online messaging) the other companies do not actually have the product. I have already recommended these plants via NatureHills.com to many, many neighbors. It took awhile to receive the order (fyi) but my enthusiastic-patience was well-rewarded!
Dear BJB,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful experience with the ‘WillEmer’ Emerald Magic Meserve Holly! We’re delighted to hear you found the plants healthy and vibrant, especially noting their impressive size and beautiful contrast alongside your Twist-of-Lime Abelia and “Flirt” Nandinas. It’s great to know your patience paid off and that those Hollies are thriving in your full sun front bed.
We truly appreciate your recommendations to neighbors—that means the world to us and helps grow our community of plant lovers! Regarding the delivery timeframe, we’re grateful for your understanding as seasonal demand can sometimes impact shipping durations. To help you get even more out of your new hollies, feel free to visit our online Plant Care guide specifically for hollies. It offers excellent tips on watering, pruning, and pest prevention that can keep your emerald beauties looking their best.
If you have any questions or want to explore robust “Obsession” Nandinas or other complementary plants, we’re always happy to assist with personalized suggestions. Your garden sounds like it’s blossoming beautifully—thank you for letting us be a part of it!
Bloom on,
The Nature Hills Plant Knowledge Team
I am always leery about ordering plants online but because of the great reviews, I decided to take a chance. A few minutes ago the Ilex arrived and it is absolutely beautiful. Leaves are shiny green, soil was moist, no broken branches, no signs of bugs or disease etc. It is also bigger than what I was expecting and stands 32" tall including the pot. I am absolutely delighted and will order more shrubs etc from this vendor!
I ordered two different holly plants from this vendor. Both arrived well-packaged and in excellent condition. Plants were tall (app 2.5 ft), thick (app 2 ft wide), and healthy with moist soil. Well worth the money spent. I recently ordered a China Boy from Home Depot for a little less money. With that order, I received an 8 inch tall plant that an animal promptly stole! I recommend spending a little more money to get this exceptional plant.
Very pleased with this purchase! The holly combo arrived three days from purchase, packaged well, in robust health, almost 5 feet tall, even with a few berries! You could easily pay 2-3x the price at a big box store or nursery. I won't hesitate to order plants next year. Who knew??
These came earlier than stated (awesome!) and were in excellent condition. The packaging was incredibly good and protected them. They were about 4 1/2 feet tall from bottom of pot to top of holly. Shiny, healthy leaves. Can't wait to get them planted.
This Blue Princess/ Prince Holly was the greenest healthiest plant i may have ever seen. Around 36 inches with new growth. Very happy with this and shipping. I am buying two more and other plants down the road from them.
Plants arrived even earlier than anticipated, in excellent condition. They are gorgeous and larger and wider than I anticipated. They have transformed the look of my front yard. Thank you, would absolutely order again!
We ordered a blue prince/princess holly bush and it arrived in such amazing condition, even better than you would find at a nursery! I was truly impressed and will be ordering from them again!
I ordered these hollies because I needed Blue Prince to fertilize the Blue Princesses I had just bought from a local store. These had good reviews, but I was a little dubious as it said they would take almost 10 days to arrive! I tracked the two packages and they were picked up almost the day of ordering and were with the carrier by the weekend. We live in Texas, it's over 100F for the last 10 days and I didn't have high hopes for these.BUT they arrived today (Tuesday) they were due next Friday, so early (yes). Thank you, very happy customer.
I ordered eight of these bushes and they are huge; the best looking bushes I’ve seen. They were well packed and they look green and healthy
Bigger than expected and healthy
It came very well packed! Durable cardboard box held up during the shipping process. The plant arrived very healthy and I saw a few red berries! It made me smile. In the ground it went and I will fertilize it with Hollytone, but will read the directions first to see when to fertilize. I can't wait to see snow on it in winter.
Came fresh and green and shipping was awesome. Planted them right away and now they are blooming and doing great. Having both male and female in the same pot was the best idea ever!
I was somewhat skeptical about ordering shrubs online but was pleasantly surprised how nice they were when they arrived. They are beautiful and look great in my landscape. They were carefully wrapped. Great job!!! I would highly recommend buying.
