Taxon

Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow'

 
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Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow' - Afterglow common winterberry
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Afterglow common winterberry
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: Species native to e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: An exceptional female cultivar. Stays relatively compact and globe shaped. It has lustrous, medium to dark green leaves and orange-red fruit. Free of insect or disease problems. Bears fruit only in the presence of a male pollinator.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: AES: BO27 (BO27) • Accession: D1988-0269.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: APC: BK22 (BK22) • Accession: D1992-0450.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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