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Ilex glabra 'Densa'

 
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Ilex glabra 'Densa' - dense inkberry
Image: Wong, Jessica
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Common name: dense inkberry
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to Coastal Plain of e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A female selection of old time cultivation first appearing in the trade around 1938. Forms an upright to rounded broadleaf evergreen shrub maturing 8-10' tall. Foliage consists of simple, alternate, dark glossy green leaves. Flowers usually singly produced in the leaf axils (May) on current season's wood. Fruits (produced in the presence of a suitable male pollinator) ripen blue-black and persist into winter. Plant in full sun in rich, moist, slightly acid soil.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D1999-0159.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D1999-0159.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: HOL: BJ23 (BJ23) • Accession: D1999-0159.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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