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Berry Poppins® Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

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Overview

Berry Poppins® Winterberry, or Ilex verticillata, is a compact deciduous holly with green summer foliage and vivid red berries on bare winter stems. This upright Proven Winners® shrub matures 3-4 feet tall and wide. Plant in part sun to sun with moist to wet soil, and pair with Mr. Poppins® for fruiting. Useful in rain gardens, low borders, wildlife plantings, and cut stems. Hardy in USDA Zones 3-9.

Sun Full, HalfWater High, MediumZones 3–9Climate Temperate
Berry Poppins® Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) — is a compact deciduous holly with green summer foliage and vivid red berries on bare winter stems
Berry Poppins® Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) — This upright Proven Winners® shrub matures 3-4 feet tall and wide

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
High, Medium
USDA zones
3–9

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Aquifoliaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Berry Poppins® Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) — is a compact deciduous holly with green summer foliage and vivid red berries on bare winter stems
Berry Poppins® Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) — This upright Proven Winners® shrub matures 3-4 feet tall and wide

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