Ilex verticillata

Winterberry

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Height
2 to 3 m
Width
2 to 3 m
Flowering Time
June, July
Light/shadow demands
light shade, no direct sunlight, sun
pH-Value
acidic, neutral, slightly acidic
Soil
flood, all substrates
Bird feeding plants
Ilex verticillata
Characteristics:
Habit
Normal shrub, 2-3 m tall and wide; many shoots and like a thicket with upright, extended, slender twigs, 15-30 cm a year; slow-growing
Blossom
Dioecious, inconspicuous greenish white, hidden under the leaves, end of June to July
Leaves
Unlike the other Ilex species, summer-green, elliptical; reddish green, later pale dark green; often with a unique light yellow in autumn, yellow-brown or black-crimson from September
Fruits
Pea-size round berries, plentiful, bright red from end of August usually to end of February, poisonous; males and female have to be planted for fruit
Roots
Fine, shallow root system; resistant to floods, soil compaction and mechanical injuries
Demands
Sun to light shade; warm to cool, frost hardy; likes extremely high humidity; wind resistant
Soil
Moderately dry, favourable in fresh to sometimes flooded soil; very acidic to neutral, avoids chalk; in all moist substrates
Hardiness Zone
Zone 4  
Bee pasture/nectar
No
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99980106 Cont 3 l, 40-60 €23.00
99090106 Cont 5 l, 60-80 €30.00
99580106 Cont 7,5 l, height 80-100 €45.00
99970106 rootballed, 40-60 €23.00
99570106 rootballed, 60-80 €30.00
99670106 rootballed, 80-100 €45.00
98120074 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 100-125 €100.00
98220074 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 125-150 €150.00
99770106 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125 €100.00
99870106 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150 €150.00
99880106 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175 €250.00
99780106 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200 €350.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99980106 Cont 3 l, 40-60 €23.00
99090106 Cont 5 l, 60-80 €30.00
99580106 Cont 7,5 l, height 80-100 €45.00
99970106 rootballed, 40-60 €23.00
99570106 rootballed, 60-80 €30.00
99670106 rootballed, 80-100 €45.00
98120074 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 100-125 €100.00
98220074 specimen, Cont 20 l, height 125-150 €150.00
99770106 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 100-125 €100.00
99870106 specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, height 125-150 €150.00
99880106 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-175 €250.00
99780106 specimen, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 175-200 €350.00