Inkberry
Ilex glabra
USDA Zones:
5-9
Cultivars:
Compacta, Densa, Shamrock
Notes:
Needs male
Additional source details:
Flowers: dioecious – male borne in clusters of three flowers, female flowers solitary with 6-8 creamy-yellow petals, fragrant
Fruits: purplish-red, changing to black ¼-⅓” drupe-like berries from September to the next May
Wildlife: deer
Environment: wet feet, salt spray
Attracts: bees, specialized bees
Additional source details:
Flowers: dioecious – male borne in clusters of three flowers, female flowers solitary with 6-8 creamy-yellow petals, fragrant
Fruits: purplish-red, changing to black ¼-⅓” drupe-like berries from September to the next May
Wildlife: deer
Environment: wet feet, salt spray
Attracts: bees, specialized bees
Description
Needs male
