Ilex x meserveae 'Red Beauty'

Ilex x meserveae 'Red Beauty', commonly known as Red Beauty Holly, is a woody landscape shrub valued for its pink and white flowers during spring. It typically matures 3–8.5 feet tall and 6–8 feet wide. Grow it in full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained clay or loam soil. Its native range or documented parentage is cultivated hybrid of Ilex aquifolium of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia with I. rugosa of Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. Fruits are attractive to birds. In the landscape, it works well in accent, barrier, and border. Once established, it shows useful tolerance to deer.

Builds the middle layer of the garden, adding structure between perennials and trees. Supports a more active, living garden with flowers that pollinators can use. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.

Glossy white, inconspicuous flowers; berries fruit; matures about 3 - 15 ft tall and 3 - 10 ft wide

Evergreen hedge, foundation planting, wildlife garden

Cultivated hybrid of Ilex aquifolium of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia with I. rugosa of Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East