Ilex verticillata

Name: Ilex verticillata
Common Name:  winterberry, sparkleberry				Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Deciduous          x   Evergreen        x     Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit suckering	Hard. Zone    usda 5		Mature Size 5m tall by 5m spread					x
Leaf: obovate or lance shaped, toothed, bright green, 4-10cm long, long sharp, pointy tips, soft hairy underside					Fall/Winter Color:berries persist into and through winter
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers:  cup shaped white flowers						Infl.clusters followed by stalkless spherical red, to scarlet fruit
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.)   (fruiting period and persistance)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: woodland garden, specimen, windbreak		Limitations: aphids, scale, root rot					Other Features: