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Ilex 'Bonfire'
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Common name:
Bonfire winterberry
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution:
hybrid: selection of Ilex serrata × I. verticillata
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
The name is a great description of this plant in fruit - a regular bonfire of color in fall! A female, deciduous shrub that, in the presence of a suitable male pollinator, produces an abundance of bright red fruit in early fall lasting into early winter. Size is up to 10' tall and wide with upright arching branches. Great in mass or in the shrub border. 'Apollo' is the male used to pollinate this selection.
Locations
1:
HOL: BH26
(BH26)
• Accession: D1985-0247.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
HOL: BH26
(BH26)
• Accession: D1985-0247.009 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
HOL: BH27
(BH27)
• Accession: D1985-0247.007 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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