Native Plant
Why Choose Native Plants?
✔ Perfect for Upstate NY: Thrives in cold winters and hot summers with minimal care.
✔ Pollinator Magnet: Attracts butterflies, bees, and birds to your garden.
✔ Eco-Friendly & Low Maintenance: Uses less water, no pesticides, and keeps your soil healthy.
Less work for you, more benefits for nature—it's a win-win!
Winter Red Winterberry | Ilex verticillata
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Female selection with darker green foliage than other species. Abundant, large, bright red fruit, persisting into winter. Will thrive and fruit in shade. 'Southern Gentleman' needed for pollination. Will not produce fruit without pollination.
Height: 6-9'
Spread: 8'
Shape: Rounded
Exposure: Full Sun
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Foliage: Bronze
Zone: 4-9
Pollination Guide
Estimated Bloom Time: Mid
No pollinator? No fruit. This plant absolutely needs a compatible pollinator to produce fruit. Be sure to plant it with a suitable variety for the best harvest.
Recommended Cross-Pollinators
Bloom & Pollination Guide
Estimated Bloom Time: Mid
No pollinator? No fruit. This plant absolutely needs a compatible pollinator to produce fruit. Be sure to plant it with a suitable variety for the best harvest.
Recommended Cross-Pollinators
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