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Gem Box® Inkberry Holly for Sale Online
Introducing the first true Dwarf Inkberry Holly: the Gem Box® Inkberry Holly. This Inkberry looks more like a boxwood than an Inkberry Holly. Unlike its taller cousins, this Ilex glabra maintains its foliage to the ground, allowing it to be trimmed into mounded shapes and ball-shaped, similar to boxwoods.
The dwarf broadleaf evergreen shrub is perfect for trimming into a small evergreen hedge or growing in containers on the patio or deck. Ideal conditions for these stunning yard specimens include full sun, acidic soils, and well-drained soil.
Boasting small dainty dark green leaves and attractive red tips in the spring, the Gem Box® Ilex glabra is perfect for a wide range of landscaping projects. The shrub is known for maintaining good branching so it never gives a bare-legged appearance like many other cultivars do.
This native alternative to boxwood shrubs grows much faster than boxwoods so hedges will fill in faster too.
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Hardiness Zone: | 5-9 |
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Mature Height: | 2 to 3 Feet |
Mature width: | 2 to 3 Feet |
Classification: | Broad leaved evergreen shrub |
Sunlight: | Full sun to Part Sun |
Habit: | Densely branched, Rounded |
Foliage: | Green |
Flower Color: | White |
Pruning Season: | Prune in late spring to maintain shape |
Soil Condition: | Any well drained soil |
Water Require: | Water well until established |
Uses: | Mixed border, foundations, privacy screen, or planted in mass |