Winterberry Holly

4

• White

• Ilex verticillata - Winterberry Holly

175 cm-200 cm

175 cm-200 cm

• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade

• Average to Dry Soils
• Moist to Average
• Moist to Wet Soils

• Attracts Birds

• Medium

• Green

• Berries
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Native to Ontario
• Poisonous
• Salt Tolerant

• Summer

• Oval
• Rounded

• Bog or water garden
• Foundation planting
• Hedge
• Specimen

• Although winterberry will tolerate some shade, fruit production is best in sunny locations. Winterberry will tolerate a range of soil types and moistures. Ilex verticillata plants are dioecious (plants are either male or female). One male winterberry plant will effectively pollinate up to six female plants. Common winterberry is typically found growing in swamps, damp thickets, low woods and along ponds and streams.

• Native to OntarioIn quantity, Ilex berries can be harmful; they contain an alkaloid similar to caffeine.Larval host for Henry's Elfin butterfly. The flowers provide pollen and nectar for native bees and other insects, while the berries provide crucial winter food for at least 45 species of large and small birds.