Holly Winter Red

Holly Winter Red offers heavy clusters of bright red winter berries on bare stems. Its upright, rounded habit makes it a useful choice for winter accent, rain garden, cut stems, native-style planting. Plant it in full sun to part shade. Water needs: average to moist; tolerates wet soil. Typical mature size is 6–8 ft tall by 6–8 ft wide, although growth varies with climate, soil, pruning and care. Available for local pickup from Towns Edge Nursery.

Plant details

• Botanical name: Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
• Light: Full sun to part shade
• USDA zones: 3–9
• Mature height: 6–8 ft
• Mature width: 6–8 ft
• Foliage: Deciduous
• Bloom / feature color: Red berries
• Bloom / interest season: Fall and winter
• Water: Average to moist; tolerates wet soil
• Growth habit: Upright, rounded
• Landscape uses: Winter accent, rain garden, cut stems, native-style planting
• Deer tolerance: Occasionally browsed

Plant size and performance vary with climate, soil, pruning and care.