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Holly-Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow Winterberry'
Product Description
Holly-Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow Winterberry'
Blossom color: small, green, insignificant Bloom time: early June
Fruit: Clusters of red fruit Size: 3' to 6' tall and wide Shape: Upright, mounded growth Uses: Accent plant, shrub border or hedge, or naturalistic planting. Attracts birds. Hardiness: Zones 3-9 Native: to eastern North America
Birds attracted to fruit: Over 40 fruit-eating birds. Afterglow makes a compact, globe-shaped shrub that grows 3 to 5-feet tall and wide. This female Winterberry is covered in small orange-red fruit by early fall that stays on the plant all winter. It has dark-green, healthy foliage that is attractive all year and sets off the fruit in the fall. To set fruit, 'Afterglow' needs the male Winterberry, 'Jim Dandy', for pollination About Winterberries: Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. From early fall through winter, the branches are covered in bright-red fruits. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. These plants have multibranches, so clipping a few doesn't take away from the appearance of your mature plants. Or leave the branches for the birds since over 40 species of birds are known to eat the fruit, including: bluebirds, brown thrashers, cedar waxwings, flickers, gray catbirds, mockingbirds and robins. The dense branching also provides shelter, cover and nesting spots for birds.
The leaves of Winterberries are thick and dark green and contrast well with the red fruit. The foliage stays healthy all summer and isn't bothered by insects. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits, with one male for up to 6 nearby females. Plant in sun or part shade. They like moist to wet, slightly acid soils. Winterberries are native to North America, no garden should be without them. Hardy from Zones 3 to 9.
Blossom color: small, green, insignificant Bloom time: early June
Fruit: Clusters of red fruit Size: 3' to 6' tall and wide Shape: Upright, mounded growth Uses: Accent plant, shrub border or hedge, or naturalistic planting. Attracts birds. Hardiness: Zones 3-9 Native: to eastern North America
Birds attracted to fruit: Over 40 fruit-eating birds. Afterglow makes a compact, globe-shaped shrub that grows 3 to 5-feet tall and wide. This female Winterberry is covered in small orange-red fruit by early fall that stays on the plant all winter. It has dark-green, healthy foliage that is attractive all year and sets off the fruit in the fall. To set fruit, 'Afterglow' needs the male Winterberry, 'Jim Dandy', for pollination About Winterberries: Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. From early fall through winter, the branches are covered in bright-red fruits. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. These plants have multibranches, so clipping a few doesn't take away from the appearance of your mature plants. Or leave the branches for the birds since over 40 species of birds are known to eat the fruit, including: bluebirds, brown thrashers, cedar waxwings, flickers, gray catbirds, mockingbirds and robins. The dense branching also provides shelter, cover and nesting spots for birds.
The leaves of Winterberries are thick and dark green and contrast well with the red fruit. The foliage stays healthy all summer and isn't bothered by insects. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits, with one male for up to 6 nearby females. Plant in sun or part shade. They like moist to wet, slightly acid soils. Winterberries are native to North America, no garden should be without them. Hardy from Zones 3 to 9.
