Common name: Winterberry
Scientific name: Ilex verticillata
Category: Native Shrub, Common
Sample mature size: 4.5 m tall, 4.5 m wide; 15 ft tall, 15 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Medium-wet, Wet
Soil: Loam, Peat
Blooms: White in June, July
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - An easy to grow shrub that's popular for the bright splash of colour from densely-packed red berries - made more visible by lost foliage - to break up the winter
- At least one male plant must be planted in proximity to one or more females so they will bear fruit (dioecious)
- Poisonous to both humans and animals
