Never underestimate the power of a little bit of year-round greenery. It can truly do wonders for walkways – and for your mind.When I lived in Oklahoma for two years, wintertime was difficult. There were few e
How to Grow and Care for Winterberry Holly
06.06.2023 - 15:40 / gardenerspath.com / Laura Ojeda Melchor
How to Grow and Care for Winterberry Holly Ilex verticillataI grew up enjoying snowy winters every year in Montana, so when I moved to southern California for college, I missed the snow. A lot.
But then came graduate school in Vermont, where not only did it snow every winter, but plants I hadn’t seen before in Montana popped up along with the snow and cold.
Plants like winterberry holly bushes, bare-branched except for jewel-like clusters of bright berries hanging on well into January, February, and even March.
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While this beautiful woody shrub’s native range stretches from central Florida and Texas and up through New York State and Maine, you can grow it just about anywhere if you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9.
Winterberry holly, Ilex verticillata, makes an attractive hedge or addition to a flowerbed at any time of the year, and the bright berries attract birds and small mammals – a good thing or a not-so-good thing, depending on your preferences.
But beware, for these lovely-looking berries are toxic to humans and dogs if ingested. Don’t eat them!
Unlike other well-known holly plants like English holly (I. aquifolium), I. verticillata is deciduous, but its berries cling to the branches for months after the leaves – which often turn a pretty orange, rust, or purple color – drop.
I. verticillata has a rounded growth habit and a mature height of three to 15 feet with a spread of six to 15 feet, depending on the variety.
Want to learn how to grow this gorgeous shrub with year-round appeal?
Here’s what I’ll cover:
What Is Winterberry?Native to the eastern United States and Canada, winterberry holly thrives in wet,
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