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Southern Gentleman Winterberry
Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman'
The Southern Gentleman Holly is a tall male winterberry that is used to pollinate female winterberry plants. There will be no berries on this shrub, however, you will see lots of small white flowers.
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Share:Dormancy Notice: This plant, like many others, enters dormancy or semi-dormancy in the late fall through early spring. *THIS PLANT IS NOT DEAD. It is completely healthy but upon receiving the plant, you may notice it exhibits fewer leaves, discoloration, or complete leaf drop. This is normal and essential to the plant's health. In fact, planting during dormancy promotes root growth, giving your plant a better start for spring, when new foliage will begin to grow.
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The Southern Gentleman Winterberry is a late flowering pollinizer for female winterberries. The deciduous shrubs' dark green foliage contrasts beautifully with the plants' greenish-white flowers in the spring, but spring is only the beginning of this shrub's beauty and appeal. These male Winterberry Shrubs are slow-growing and require little maintenance to maintain their upright rounded shape.
Botanically referred to as 'Ilex verticillata,' the Southern Gentleman Winterberry plants enjoy moist to wet soil conditions and grow best in full sun to part shade. These shrubs work great in areas with poor drainage and happily tolerate placement near bodies of water like swamps, bogs and streams.
Cold hardiness is one of this plant's most loveable qualities. You can look forward to watching your Southern Gentleman shrub change with the seasons, going from green to yellow in the fall to a deep bronze in the winter season.
If planted with a female Holly, you can look forward to bright red berries in late summer to fall that will remain through to the winter.
Southern Gentleman Winterberry Hollies are ideal for use in mass plantings, shrub borders, and hedges. If you're into crafts, the sprigs of berries on these shrubs can also be plucked to create unique, eye-catching holiday arrangements your friends and family will adore!
These male pollinator Hollies pair well with the female hollies of Winter Red winterberry, Winter Gold Winterberry, and Sparkleberry Winterberry.
| Hardiness Zone: | 3-8 |
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| Mature Height: | 6 to 8 Feet |
| Mature Width: | 6 to 8 Feet |
| Classification: | Deciduous shrub |
| Sunlight: | Full sun to part shade |
| Habit: | Deciduous, densely branched, multi-stemmed clump forming |
| Flower Color: | White flowers in mid to late spring through early summer |
| Foliage: | New growth emerges a dark green, changing to an purplish red in the fall |
| Soil Condition: | Any well drained soil but will tolerate “wet feet” |
| Water Requirements: | Water well until established |
| Uses: | Neccesary for polination of Sparkleberry Holly |
