common winterberry - Ilex verticillata

USDA Plant Code: ILVE
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - dry
Height: 3-10 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,shrub,
Hardiness Zone: 8a, 1/1 8b
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: white/yellow/green
Bloom Period: spring/summer
Fragrant: no
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Earlibright'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Aurantica'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Aurantica'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Aurantica'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Aurantica'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Aurantica'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Conrad Pyle'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Cacapon'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Cacapon' and 'Aurantica'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'  
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Cacapon'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Cacapon'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Chrysocapra'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Chrysocarpa'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Port Joli'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Fairfax'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Oosterwijk'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Maryland Beauty'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Maryland Beauty'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Shaver'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticilata 'Peter's Fireworks'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Peter's Fireworks'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Peter's Fireworks'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Stoplight'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Fairfax'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Leharve'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Shaver'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Sparkleberry' and 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Stoplight'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Sunset'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Aurantica' and 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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