SALE: Winterberry - Ilex verticillata | Conservation-grade pots fall'23

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 🐝

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