Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' ~ Winter Red Winterberry Size:3 GALLON 3PK Well-drained soils essential

Well-drained soils essential

IMAGE: Michael Rivera

Too much shade will lose its upright form

including sandy or clay soils

IMAGE: Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' ~ Winter Red Winterberry Size:3 GALLON 3PK Well-drained soils essentialWinter Red Winterberry is a slow growing upright deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and luscious dark green foliage. As a female cultivar, Winter Red produces heavy amounts of large glossy bright red berries if pollinated that can persist all the way to spring. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Ilex verticillata is a native food source for several