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SHRUB: Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic: Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)
This native deciduous holly produces prodigious quantities of plump, red, berry-like fruit (called drupes), which decorate the plant from mid-fall into early spring. ‘Red Sprite,’ a female dwarf cultivar, needs the services of the male ‘Jim Dandy’ to make fruit. Purchase at least two females and one male for a “berry” good show. Continue reading
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Tagged Ilex verticillata, shrub, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, Winterberry Holly
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Word of the Week: Dioecious
dioecious [ dahy-ee-shuhs ] adjective: plant species having male and female reproductive organs on different individual plants The majority of plants reproduce via “perfect” flowers,…having both male and female organs within the same plant…Dioecious species have separate male and female plants.
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Tagged 'Red Sprite', 'Sparkleberry', 'Winter Gold', 'Winter Red', dioecious, Gingko biloba, Glossary, Ilex opaca, Ilex verticillata, Word of the Week
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Word of the Week: Drupe
drupe [ droop ] noun: a fleshy, simple fruit with a central stone containing the seed
Shiny evergreen leaves and red fruit make holly a desirable decoration for the winter season. Although its red fruit is often called a berry, it is actually a drupe.
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Tagged amygdalin, Chionanthus virginicus, Cornus florida, cyanide, drupe, endocarp, exocarp, Glossary, Halesia tetraptera, Ilex glabra, Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, mesocarp, pericarp, Styrax americanus, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, viburnum nudum, Word of the Week
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