Ilex verticillata

Ilex verticillata: Winter Fruit on Native Female Holly Plants

Winterberry holly forms a leafy oval shrub with small white summer flowers. Female plants can carry red fruit after leaf drop, making pollination essential to the bare-branch winter display.

Plant Characteristics:

• Height: 175-200 cm
• Spread: 175-200 cm
• Flower Colour: White
• Flowering Period: June to July
• Foliage: Green
• Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun / Partial Sun
• Soil Requirements: Average to Dry Soil; Moist to Wet Soil; Moist to Average Soil

Uses and Benefits: Use it in a moist native planting where fruiting female stems remain visible.

Care Instructions: Confirm plant sex and provide a compatible male for female fruiting; ornamental berries are not for eating.