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Ilex 'Sparkleberry'
Sparkleberry Holly Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Introduced by the National Arboretum, Sparkleberry is a showy deciduous holly hybrid between Ilex verticillata or Winterberry and I. serrata. Unlike typical hollies that have thick evergreen foliage, Sparkleberry's leaves turn yellow in the fall and then fall off. But it is the spectacular berries that create such a show. Masses of 3/8 inch bright red berries persist into late winter creating quite a display in the winter landscape. Sparkleberry looks great planted in large groups or in front of evergreens. Shrubs are distinctly upright growing to 10 feet or so and like wet to average soil in sun or light shade. Male and female plants are required in order to produce berries and the perfect male to pollinate Sparkleberry is 'Apollo'. Cat# 1120

Ilex 'Sparkleberry', Sparkleberry Holly
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$12.00 each in quart pots
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X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant X Good Fall Color X Berries & Fruits
Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
Easy X Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
Wildflower X Shrub Grass or grass-like
Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny X Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
X Sandy X Organic
X Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
Dry Wet
X Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" X 36" or taller
Color
X White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
X Late spring Late summer Late fall


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