Photo of Ilex Winter Red (Holly)

Ilex verticillata Winter Red a female winterberry that typically matures to 5-8’ tall and as wide. It is noted for its dense, heavy fruiting of red berries, with good retention of the fruit throughout winter. This is a slow-growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, suckering shrub with an upright-rounded habit. Lustrous dark green leaves (to 3” long) turn yellow-bronze in fall. Relatively inconspicuous greenish-white flowers appear in the leaf axils in late spring. Aquifoliaceae

Author : Jim Wilkins
Photo # : 03883
Online since: December 27th 2015