China Boy Holly 1 Live Evergreen Shrub, 3 Gallon Pot – Ilex × meserveae ‘China Boy’

China Boy Holly (Ilex × meserveae ‘China Boy’) is a hardy, broadleaf evergreen shrub valued for its glossy dark green foliage, dense branching, and naturally rounded to broadly upright growth habit. This male holly selection features classic spiny-edged leaves that provide attractive texture and rich evergreen color throughout the year. Its full, bushy appearance makes it a useful addition to formal landscapes, mixed shrub borders, and foundation plantings.

China Boy is particularly valued as a male pollinator for compatible female hollies, especially China Girl Holly. Its small, inconspicuous whitish flowers appear in spring and provide pollen that enables nearby female plants to develop ornamental berries after successful pollination. Because China Boy is a male cultivar, it does not produce berries itself. It is suitable for evergreen hedges, foundation plantings, mixed borders, and ornamental landscape accents. China Boy generally performs best in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil.

Each order includes 1 live China Boy Holly shrub supplied in a 3-gallon nursery container. The nursery label specifies a shipping height of approximately 15 inches. The plant is rooted and container-grown. Foliage density, branching, and overall appearance may vary naturally with growing conditions and seasonal nursery maintenance.

Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Shipping Size:

• Quantity: 1 Live China Boy Holly Shrub

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Evergreen Shrub

• Plant Sex: Male

• Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green

• Growth Habit: Dense, Rounded to Broadly Upright

• Berry Production: None; Male Pollinator Cultivar

• Seasonal Appearance: May Arrive Recently Pruned or Without Flowers

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Evergreen Holly Shrub

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Common Name: China Boy Holly

• Scientific Name: Ilex × meserveae ‘China Boy’

• Cultivar: China Boy

• Plant Sex: Male

• Plant Type: Broadleaf Evergreen Shrub

• Growth Habit: Dense, Rounded to Broadly Upright

• Foliage Color: Glossy Dark Green

• Leaf Characteristics: Spiny-Edged, Evergreen

• Flower Color: Small, Inconspicuous Whitish Flowers

• Bloom Season: Spring

• Pollination Role: Male Pollinator for Compatible Female Hollies

• Compatible Female Cultivar: China Girl Holly

• Berry Production: Does Not Produce Berries

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Moist, Well-Drained, Slightly Acidic Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Consistent Moisture During Establishment

• Landscape Uses: Evergreen Hedges, Foundation Plantings, Mixed Shrub Borders, and Holly Pollinator Plantings

• Seasonal Habit: Evergreen

• Seasonal Condition: May Arrive Recently Pruned or Without Flowers

Live China Boy Holly shrub, natural root system, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery container.