Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
Aquifoliaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Location
Mullestein Winter Garden, Zucker Shrub Collection
Source of plant
Simpson Orchard Company Inc., Woodlanders Inc., Holly Hills Nursery Inc., Shady Oaks Nursery
Description
Glossy green leaves are smaller than average; fruits are globose or subglobose, 5/16" long, 11/32" in diameter, borne singly or in 3's on short pedicels, orange to orange-red. A thirty-year-old plants is 10' tall and wide, multiple-stemmed, compactly globe-shaped.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
fruiting characteristics, winter interest