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Winterberry, 'Ilex verticillata', is a deciduous Ilex with bright scarlet winter persistent fruit. This native plant forms an oval, rounded shape and has deep rich green foliage that develops a yellow fall color. Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits.. A wonderful shrub for winter interest, this Winterberry shrub reaches 6-8 feet in height and width. It is one of the best plants for fall and winter color. Winterberry holly will attract songbirds to your property, the fruit of winterberry holly serving as an emergency food source for birds.

Southern Gentleman Winterberry, Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman', is a male selection that is used to pollinate Ilex 'Winter Red' and Ilex 'Sparkleberry'. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits. A vigorous growing, upright rounded

Winter Red Winterberry, 'Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red', is a female selection that has abundant, large bright red fruit that persist into the winter, which are excellent food for birds. The dark green foliage turns a shiny bronze color in fall. Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits and Red Winterberry requires Ilex 'Southern Gentleman' for pollination and berry production. A wonderful shrub for winter interest, the Winter Red Winterberry shrub reaches 6-8 feet in height and width. It is one of the best plants for fall and winter color.

Afterglow Winterberry, Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow', is a compact growing, female selection that has abundant bright orange-red fruit in the fall. The glossy, deep green summer foliage turns yellow to purple-bronze in fall. Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits, and Afterglow requires Ilex 'Jim Dandy' as a pollinator for berries. Plant in sun or part shade. They like moist to wet, slightly acid soils.

The Holly Jim Dandy, 'Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy', and formerly called Early Male, is best known for its shiny evergreen foliage with red berries. It is a much hardier Holly than others in its family. Although it has separate male and female parts, only the female plants can produce berries. (Use Ilex 'Red Sprite' as a pollinator to produce berries). In the wild, 'Jim Dandy' is found in wet soils, but it will grow well in average soil conditions and will tolerate drought once established. With a plant height of 3-6' and a width of 4-5', it is a showy plant in any garden, and it makes a great border planting.

Red Sprite Winterberry, Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite', is a dense compact plant that produces multitudes of bright red, one half inch fruits that persist throughout the winter. The deep green foliage turns purple-bronze in fall. Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits and Red Sprite requires Ilex 'Jim Dandy' for pollination and berry production. A wonderful shrub for winter interest, the Red Spire Winterberry shrub reaches 2-3 feet in height and width.

Sparkleberry Winterberry, Ilex 'Sparkleberry', is a showy, female variety with abundant, brilliant red 3/8" fruit that persist well into winter. It is the spectacular berries that create such a show. Masses of these bright red berries persist into late winter creating quite a display in the winter landscape. This large upright shrub is excellent as a background plant. Unlike typical hollies that have thick evergreen foliage, Sparkleberry's leaves turn yellow in the fall and then fall off. Sparkleberry looks great planted in large groups or in front of evergreens. Shrubs are distinctly upright growing to 10 feet or so and like wet to average soil in sun or light shade. Male and female plants are required in order to produce berries and the perfect male to pollinate. Use Ilex 'Southern Gentleman' as the pollinator.

Holly - Honey Maid, Ilex x meserveae 'Honey Maid', can grow up to 12' or even 15' tall, but most plants reach a mature height of 8'. Its form varies with the cultivar, but is either pyramidal or rounded; branching is horizontal to irregular and generally

The Holly, Foster's No. 2, Ilex crenata, resembles boxwood, but its growth habit is lower and more spreading. The leaves are dark green, glossy, ovate to elliptic, with slightly scalloped edges. Foster's berries are small and black, though sometimes white or yellow. A popular landscape plant, it does well in rich, moist, slightly acidic soil with good drainage, and thick mulch. It will not tolerate drought, and while best in full sun, it will do well in medium shade. Foster Holly is an excellent plant for planting near an entry or off the corner of the house to provide vertical accent. It can be grown as a free-standing specimen or massed together. It can also be sheared into a hedge.

Holly - Blue Baron, Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Baron' (PP16,151), is shorter in stature than 'Blue Prince', but just as hardy and a perfect companion to female hollies. Small white flowers appear in spring. Blue Baron is a superb dwarf variety with a compact

Holly - Blue Prince, Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince', has shiny, deep lustrous hardy blue-green leaves that contribute to this variety's excellent form all season. Use as a pollinator for 'Blue Princess'. 'Blue Prince' and 'Blue Princess' need to be plan

Holly - Blue Princess, Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess', is a broad, upright, evergreen shrub which eventually matures to 10' to 15' tall by 8' to 10' wide. It features dark purplish stems and glossy, blue-green leaves that have spiny-toothed margins. Ti