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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99570106 rootballed, 60-80 €45.00
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99770106 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Ballen, Höhe 100- 125, Höhe 100- 125 €120.00
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99880106 Solitär, 4 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 150- 175, Höhe 150- 175 €290.00
99780106 Solitär, 4 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 175- 200, Höhe 175- 200 €450.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99980106 Cont 3 l, 40-60 €35.00
99090106 Cont 5 l, 60-80 €45.00
99580106 Container 7,5 L, Höhe 80- 100, Höhe 80- 100 €60.00
99970106 rootballed, 40-60 €35.00
99570106 rootballed, 60-80 €45.00
99670106 rootballed, 80-100 €60.00
98120074 Solitär, Container 20 L, Höhe 100- 125, Höhe 100- 125 €120.00
98220074 Solitär, Container 20 L, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150 €190.00
99770106 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Ballen, Höhe 100- 125, Höhe 100- 125 €120.00
99870106 Solitär, 3 xv, mit Ballen, Höhe 125- 150, Höhe 125- 150 €190.00
99880106 Solitär, 4 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 150- 175, Höhe 150- 175 €290.00
99780106 Solitär, 4 xv, mit Drahtballen, Höhe 175- 200, Höhe 175- 200 €450.00