How to Grow and Care for Winterberry Holly - The Spruce 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
A Beginners Guide to Native Winterberry - The Plant Native 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
Ultimate Guide to Winterberry Holly - Proven Winners Getting a good looking, colorful winterberry holly is as simple as having the right male When people see our winterberry hollies (Ilex verticillata), they’re immediately intrigued It’s no wonder: these native shrubs are stunningly beautiful at the dreariest time of the year
Ilex verticillata (Common Winterberry, Winterberry . . . 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
Ilex verticillata - Wikipedia 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
Winterberry | UMN Extension Winterberry provides seasonal interest in autumn and early winter when female plants are covered in red, orange or yellow fruit Winterberry grows wild in acidic soils in forested wetlands or along edges of ponds, lakes and marshes
Ilex verticillata - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden Ilex verticillata, commonly called winterberry, is a deciduous holly that is native to eastern North America where it typically occurs in swamps, damp thickets, low woods and along ponds and streams
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Winterberry Holly 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
Common winterberry | The Morton Arboretum The bright red persistent fruits of common winterberry glow in the winter 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
Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) - Gardenia 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