Life Cycle:
Perennial
Wildlife Value:
Fruits are attractive to birds. Flowers attract bees. Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized bee: Colletes banksi.
Dimensions:
Height: 15 ft. 0 in. – 20 ft. 0 in.
Width: 5 ft. 0 in. – 8 ft. 0 in.
Fruit Color: Red/Burgundy
Fruit Value To Gardener: Long-lasting Showy
Display/Harvest Time: Winter
Fruit Type: Berry
Fruit Description:
Large, vivid red, globose berry-like fruit clusters encircle the stem.
Flower Color: White
Flower Inflorescence: Cyme
Insignificant
Flower Value To Gardener:
Fragrant Flower Bloom Time: Spring
Flower Size: 1 inch
Flower Description:
Small, dull-white flowers in late spring that are 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch. Male and female flowers are on different plants (dioecious). Fragrant but not showy.
