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Plant: Berry Poppins® Winterberry
Holly · Ilex verticillata 'FarrowBPop'
Size: 2 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Winterberry holly is an awesome plant for winter landscapes, but many homeowners don't have room for a traditional variety. Berry Poppins® winterberry holly solves that, with a dwarf habit that can be used nearly anywhere. This deciduous holly loses its leaves every autumn but makes up for it with a heavy berry display that truly shines in the winter landscape. A male pollinator is required in order to set fruit; use Mr. Poppins® winterberry holly. Native to North America.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in winter
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-9
- Evergreen foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
Winterberry holly is an awesome plant for winter landscapes, but many homeowners don't have room for a traditional variety. Berry Poppins® winterberry holly solves that, with a dwarf habit that can be used nearly anywhere. This deciduous holly loses its leaves every autumn but makes up for it with a heavy berry display that truly shines in the winter landscape. A male pollinator is required in order to set fruit; use Mr. Poppins® winterberry holly. Native to North America.
- Flowers
- Small greenish white flowers in the leaf axils in spring; female plant that needs a male such as Mr. Poppins to set fruit.
- Foliage
- Simple, alternate, glossy green deciduous leaves with serrate margins, turning yellow in fall (species).
- Fruit
- Heavy display of bright red berries on bare stems through winter.
- Bark & stems
- Smooth gray to blackish bark with knobby lenticels (species).
- Pruning
- Avoid pruning, except to remove whole branches for cut stems; regular cutting reduces flower and fruit. Very old branches can be removed in early spring.
- Native range
- Eastern North America (species)
