Wildfire™ Winterberry

Wildfire Winterberry is a vigorous deciduous shrub with an upright rounded habit and dark green foliage with lightly waved margins that turns gold or orange in fall.  An abundance of glossy bright red berries if pollinated that can persist into spring. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit.  Preferred pollinator is Jim Dandy.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.   Well-drained soils essential.   Potential issues include mites, scale, leaf spot, rot, and mildew.  Susceptible to leaf scorch or drop if not protected from afternoon sun in hotter climates.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Privacy Screen, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Azalea, Camellia, Hydrangea

IMAGES: Famartin, 2022-12-26 14 11 19 Winterberry fruit at the Mountain View Golf Course in the Mountainview section of Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) F Delventhal, Winterberry - Ilex verticillata

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.