2023年11月26日 · Winterberry holly is a deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States known for its dark green leaves and bright red berries that persist through the entire winter into spring. A slow-growing shrub with a rounded upright growth habit, winterberry typically grows 3 to 15 feet tall and readily suckers and spreads to form large thickets.

Winterberry holly shrubs are stunningly beautiful at the dreariest time of year. For good berry production, plant one male winterberry per five female plants.

2025年2月21日 · Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a shrub native to a wide swath of North America. Anyone from Maine west to Minnesota, south to the Florida panhandle, and even as far west as eastern Texas and Louisiana can plant Winterberry.

Ilex verticillata, the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama.

The Winterberry is a host plant for Henry's Elfin butterfly and attracts other pollinators. Its fruits are eaten by over 48 species of birds, including cedar waxwings, and small mammals. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.

2023年11月21日 · Winterberry hollies are the perfect plant if you are seeking year-round interest. The leaves are typically glossy and deep green. Its berries are jewel-toned and prolific, covering the branches and feeding birds all winter. Winterberry is easy to care for and tolerates many growing conditions.

2021年3月25日 · Winterberry holly is a slow-growing bush, native to North America. It gets its name from the Christmas-red berries on the bare stems much of the winter. For winterberry holly information, including notes on how to grow winterberry holly, click here.

Adding color to the winter landscape, Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) is a slow-growing, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub of upright-rounded habit. It produces an abundance of small, inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers in late spring or early summer.

2022年12月1日 · The winterberry holly is a native to the eastern United States deciduous shrub. Since it produces beautiful red berries that last throughout winter and into spring, it makes a wonderful addition to the landscape.

This deciduous species of holly, native to the eastern US and Canada, is a dense multi-branched shrub. The summer foliage is glossy dark green turning yellow in fall. An excellent choice for wet sites, naturalized areas, or in the shrub border. Both male and female plants are needed for fruit.