Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
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.
Standard 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 |
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| $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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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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 |
Plant Highlights
Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Brand
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Pollinator Required
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodEarly Spring, Late Spring
Growing Zones 5-9
High Shine Beautiful Accent Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly!
- Attractive, High-Shine Foliage
- Traditional Holly Leaf Shape With No Spines
- Unique Purplish-Blue Evergreen Color
- Purplish Stems
- Fast-Growing Dense & Rounded Form
- Prune To Shape
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Small White Blossoms
- Bright Clusters of Bright Red Berries
- Attracts Birds and Pollinators
- Blue Prince Pollinator for Fruit Set
- Berries for Floral Design & Crafts
- Moist Well-Drained Soils
A colorful twist to a classic broadleaf evergreen, the Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly (Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Maid' PP# 4685) is a fantastically shiny accent shrub! Insignificant white flowers appear in late spring and attract your local pollinators.
Year-round, intensely evergreen foliage has a high-gloss shine and blue to purple highlights, and stems, plus extraordinary bright red berries to enhance your landscape big time!
The wavy edges won't stab like traditional Holly but retain that classic leaf shape. The dense growth is bushy, rounded, and typically getting 8-10 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide, but could be a bit larger with age. However, you can prune to any size or shape you'd prefer.
Then for winter interest, plant one Blue Prince male Holly for every 3-5 Blue Maid™ female Hollies for the female plants to produce plenty of incredible red, showy fruits. Plant the male plants within 30 feet or so of the females. Even though the male plants will not fruit, they are incredibly handsome! If you do have both plants nearby, you and your local songbird population will enjoy eye-catching clusters of vivid red berries!
How to Use Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly In The Landscape
A shining plant like this deserves to be your landscape specimen plant or high-style accent. Gleaming year-round with steady evergreen, Blue Maid™ will highlight any bed or border it's incorporated into. The dark green leaves and blue tint compliments any garden style!
Imagine a row of Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly sparkling in the sun as an impressive privacy hedge or barrier. A cool zig-zagging line defines your property fashionably, or a pair of sentries welcoming guests to your front door will look divine!
The bushy erect growth is perfect for a wide range of garden designs and applications. Fitting into rustic country gardens as an amazing backdrop to your garden beds, or anchoring borders. Zen and Asian-inspired gardens shine and Contemporary formal beds and courtyards.
Boost curb appeal exponentially with a row as your foundation planting. Plant one as an accent in your favorite garden urn or on a raised berm to further set this amazing plant apart!
The dark blue-green foliage color holds true in part sun and partial shade, Blue Maid™ can handle edge-of-the-woods plantings, naturalized areas, and wildlife gardens without getting much attention from Deer.
Ilex meserveae berries provide your holiday décor and container plantings with ample shiny red gems.
#ProPlantTips For Care
The fast growth of Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly means fast privacy and no waiting for them to fill in large areas. The dense growth lends itself perfectly to formally pruned shapes readily and speedy privacy. With winter hardiness and heat tolerance in growing zones 5 through 9, these can take the partial sun in hot climates, while shrugging off cold climates with ease where they can tolerate full sun.
These Blue Holly tolerate acidic soil and higher moisture levels but do need well-drained soils. Standing up to urban pollution, they're not particular about soil type.
This is a polished and highly ornamental shrub that needs very little from you. Order this very unique shrub today from Nature Hills Nursery and let Blue Maid™ Meserve Holly shine for you!
