Ilex verticillata

winterberry

Nomenclature

Common Name:

winterberry

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Genus species:

Ilex verticillata

Family:

Aquifoliaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

to 10 ft tall by to 10 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

red

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms spring. Fruits ripen in fall.

Noted For:

Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

In wet places, it can be planted as a specimen plant for winter interest. When it loses its leaves in the fall, just the berries left on the stems create a striking display.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Organic

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds

Pollinated by bees.

Various bird species eat the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Floodplains, creek swamps.

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General Comments:

Rarely grown in Florida.