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Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'

Inkberry


Photo courtesy of Prides Corner Farms

  • Pointed, lustrous leaves
  • Bright green, evergreen foliage
  • Dense, slow growing shrub
  • Great hedge or specimen
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Evergreen
Evergreen
Garden
Garden
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Mass Planting
Mass Planting
Native
Native
Salt Tolerant
Salt Tolerant



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers average to rich, consistently moist, acidic soil and full sun. Tolerates wet soil and some shade.  Avoid neutral or alkaline soil. Little pruning may be necessary but pruning can be done in early spring before new growth emerges. Remove root suckers if spreading is not desired. Mulching is beneficial. Fertilize in spring with an acidic or Holly fertilizer.


Height: 3-4 ft
Spread: 4-5 ft
Price Level 1: $54.99~#3
Bloom Color:
Zone: 5-8
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Mass Planting
  • Disease Resistant
  • Salt Tolerant
  • Evergreen
  • Garden
  • Border or Bed
  • Specimen
  • Low Maintenance
  • Native

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Songbirds

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Keep Well-Watered
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Ilex

Common Name: Inkberry

Slow-growing, upright, broadleaf evergreen shrub with flat, ovate to elliptic, glossy, green leaves. Inconspicuous greenish-white flowers bloom in spring. Flowers are followed by small, black berry-like drupes which mature in early fall and persist through winter. Great mass planted, in shrub borders, foundation plantings and as a low hedge,