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Winter Red Female Winterberry Holly – 1 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $34.97.Current price is: $24.48.

SKU: D2LSC 1118622250 Category: NATIVE PLANTS

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Winter Red Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’ (FEMALE)

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Shrub

Height at Maturity: 6-8′

Width at Maturity: 6-8′

Spacing: 5′ apart for hedges, 12’+ apart for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flower Size: Tiny, in clusters

Flowering Period: Spring

Flower Type: Single

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes (On Females)

Berry Color: Bright Red

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Damp to Consistently Moist to Wet Soils

Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.5

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Birds, Visual Attention

Resistances: Disease, Heat, Insect, Wet Soil

Description

If you love berries you’re gonna love the Winter Red Holly. When pollinated by a male, this easy-to-grow North American native beauty produces a stunning profusion of large (3/8-inch diameter) bright red berries that nearly cover the branches all winter long on an upright rounded shrub 6 to 8 feet tall. She loses her leaves for the winter so the brilliant berries can have the stage. Then in spring she clothes herself in lustrous dark green leaves that are about 3 to 5 inches long. In the leaf axils, somewhat inconspicuous creamy white flowers appear in late spring, which are followed by the berries.

Note: In order to produce a bumper crop of berries on a female winterberry holly, you must have a male plant for pollination. One male deciduous holly will pollinate up to five female plants that are growing within 100 feet of the male. Southern Gentleman and Apollo are two suitable super studs for Winter Red,

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and equally as wide, these two deciduous hollies provide year round interest as accents in smaller gardens spaces or home foundation plantings or grouped in shrub borders, sunny woodland borders, native plant areas or bird gardens. Makes a spectacular hedge and is excellent for use in moist areas or along the banks of streams, ponds and other bodies of water. A fine addition to bird gardens, berry gardens, red color theme gardens and native habitats.

Suggested Spacing: 5 to 6 feet apart for hedges; 12 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Winterberry hollies are very easy to grow in consistently moist to wet acidic soils of average or better fertility. They are adaptable to both light and heavy soils and grow well in poorly drained soils including boggy, wet conditions. Generally one male winterberry holly will be sufficient for pollinating 5 female plants. Flowers are born on new growth so you can prune to shape in late winter or early spring.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for a Holly tree.

How To Plant A Holly Tree In The Ground Or In Pots

How To Prune A Holly Bush Or Tree

How To Fertilize & Water A Holly Tree

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I had previously ordered a male & female winterberry holly from a different nursery. These took over 6 months to ship and the plants were so frail when I planted that the female died immediately. The male survived, so I was delighted to find that I could order female winterberry bushes from Wilson Brothers! My order arrived in less than one week and the plants were so robust that one appears to have survived being dug up by my naughty puppy. These will be a gorgeous addition to our winter landscape. So glad my sister told me about Wilson Brothers!———————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG