Ilex verticillata
winterberry
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:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
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
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Pollinated by bees.
Various bird species eat the fruit.
Native Habitats:
Floodplains, creek swamps.
