Ilex coriacea
large gallberry
Aquifoliaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
black
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Occurs naturally at the edges of wooded areas and creates a hedge-like appearance.
Considerations:
It's dioecious; so make sure you have at least one male plant in the vicinity to produce berries on the females.
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Organic
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Bees pollinate flowers.
Fruits are eaten by birds.
Native Habitats:
Wet flatwoods, titi swamps, bogs.
