Holly - Sparkleberry

Unlike typical hollies that have thick evergreen foliage, Sparkleberry's leaves turn yellow in the fall and then fall off. Shrubs are distinctly upright growing to 10 feet or so and like wet to average soil in sun or light shade. Sparkleberry Winterberry, Ilex 'Sparkleberry', is a showy, female variety with abundant, brilliant red 3/8" fruit that persist well into winter. This large upright shrub is excellent as a background plant. It is the spectacular berries that create such a show. Use Ilex 'Southern Gentleman' as the pollinator. Masses of these bright red berries persist into late winter creating quite a display in the winter landscape. Male and female plants are required in order to produce berries and the perfect male to pollinate. Sparkleberry looks great planted in large groups or in front of evergreens. ... find out more