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Winter Red Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winter Red Winterberry Holly brightens the winter landscape with vibrant red berries that birds and gardeners love.
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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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In addition to providing attractive green foliage during the growing season, this beloved, low-maintenance shrub produces red berries in late summer that attract birds through the winter.
Botanically referenced as 'Ilex Verticillata 'Winter Red,'' the Winter Red Winterberry Holly shrub can grow up to 8 feet tall but can be pruned in the early spring to keep it at a more manageable height. The plant's multi-stemmed growth habit, in addition to its lustrous foliage and berry production, make the Winter Red a stunning addition to any winter landscape.
Ideal conditions for the Winter Red shrub include full sun to partial shade and regular watering to maintain evenly moist soil. With a male and female winterberry presence, your female plant should readily produce plentiful amounts of bright red berries. A male pollinator like a Jim Dandy Winterberry Holly must be planted nearby to produce berries.
Some reasons to love this North American Native plant include its cold hardiness and tolerance to urban pollution and road salts. Most commonly used in mass plantings, as privacy screens, or as shrub borders, the Winter Red Holly is a phenomenal landscape addition.
As an added bonus, the Red Winterberry branches make great additions to holiday floral arrangements.
| 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, shrub forming |
| Flower Color: | White but inconspicuous |
| Foliage: | New growth emerges a deep dark green, changing to a golden yellow in the fall |
| Soil Condition: | Any well drained soil but will tolerate “wet feet” |
| Water Requirements: | Water well until established |
| Uses: | Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting, or a specimen planting. Provides unmatched winter interest especially when planted in front of a contrasting backdrop |
