Winterberry (male)
Ilex verticillata
Slow-growing deciduous shrub with upright rounded habit. Dark green leaves with inconspicuous greenish-white flowers. The beauty of this shrub is the red berries which provide interest from the winter through to spring. One male winterberry is needed to pollinate 6-10 female plants.
Height: 6 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 12’
Pot size: 3 qt.
Bloom time: June, July
Light: Full sun, part shade
Moisture: Average, wet
Attracts: Birds such as gray catbirds, eastern bluebirds, American robins, cedar waxwings and woodpeckers, butterflies
Deer Resistance: Not preferred but deer will browse
Photo: Brundage, Stephanie Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center
Ilex verticillata
Slow-growing deciduous shrub with upright rounded habit. Dark green leaves with inconspicuous greenish-white flowers. The beauty of this shrub is the red berries which provide interest from the winter through to spring. One male winterberry is needed to pollinate 6-10 female plants.
Height: 6 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 12’
Pot size: 3 qt.
Bloom time: June, July
Light: Full sun, part shade
Moisture: Average, wet
Attracts: Birds such as gray catbirds, eastern bluebirds, American robins, cedar waxwings and woodpeckers, butterflies
Deer Resistance: Not preferred but deer will browse
Photo: Brundage, Stephanie Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center
Ilex verticillata
Slow-growing deciduous shrub with upright rounded habit. Dark green leaves with inconspicuous greenish-white flowers. The beauty of this shrub is the red berries which provide interest from the winter through to spring. One male winterberry is needed to pollinate 6-10 female plants.
Height: 6 - 12’
Spread: 6 - 12’
Pot size: 3 qt.
Bloom time: June, July
Light: Full sun, part shade
Moisture: Average, wet
Attracts: Birds such as gray catbirds, eastern bluebirds, American robins, cedar waxwings and woodpeckers, butterflies
Deer Resistance: Not preferred but deer will browse
Photo: Brundage, Stephanie Lady Bird Johnson Wild Flower Center