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Berry Heavy® Winterberry Holly Ilex verticillata

  • Exposure
    • Part Sun to Sun
  • Season
    • Fall
    • Winter
  • Mature Size
    • 72 - 96 Inches
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ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
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ColorChoice® Flowering Shrubs
Berry Heavy® Winterberry Holly Ilex verticillata
Part Sun to Sun 72 - 96

BERRY HEAVY produces copious amounts of bright red berries to be enjoyed in fall and winter. Brighten up the winter landscape with a mass planting! The berries can also be cut for use in floral arrangements. Use Jim Dandy as the male pollinator. To produce berries a male and female plant are both required. Fruit is not edible.

Features

Large red berries in winter add color to the landscape. Use Jim Dandy as pollinator. Great for cutting. Native.

Fall Interest
Winter Interest
Deadheading Not Necessary
Attracts: 
Birds
Native to North America

Characteristics

Shrub Type: 
Deciduous
Garden Height: 
72 - 96 Inches
Spacing Maximum: 
120 Inches
Spread: 
72 - 96 Inches
Foliage Colors: 
Green
Foliage Shade: 
Dark Green
Habit: 
Upright
Container Role: 
Thriller

Plant Needs

Light Requirement: 
Part Sun to Sun
Blooms On: 
Old Wood
Bloom Time: 
Winter Interest
Hardiness Zones: 
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Uses: 
Cut Flower
Uses: 
Landscape
Uses Notes: 

A good addition to mixed borders or cutting gardens. Beautiful for cuts to create holiday displays. Good in groupings and mass plantings, perennial and shrub borders, as a specimen, screen, or hedge. Good show in winter gardens.

Duration: 
Shrub
Water Category: 
Average
Maintenance Category: 
Easy
Maintenance Notes: 

According to the Humane Society of America Ilex berries can be toxic to pets. This is means that the plants are generally identified as having the capability for producing a toxic reaction.

Adaptable to wet soils, does well in light and heavy soils. First class pick for planting in saturated areas. Likes high moisture, native to swampy and boggy areas. Best if pruned in late winter or early spring. No pruning really necessary unless removing dead/broken branches. Fertilize in early spring by applying a slow release fertilizer specialized for trees and shrubs. Follow the recommended rates of application. Use 'Jim Dandy' as pollinator.

Patent Information: 
Berry Heavy® Ilex verticillata 'Spravy'

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