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Ilex verticillata 'Aurantiaca'
Common name:
orange-fruit common winterberry
Family:
Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Synonym:
Ilex verticillata f. aurantiaca
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments:
This female cultivar is a deciduous shrub, about 3-5' at maturity. Distinctive fruits (in the presence of a male pollinator) change from red to an attractive golden orange. Fruit remains showy until January. Excellent for mass effect, shrub borders, or along water.
Locations
1:
APC: BK20
(BK20)
• Accession: D1992-0446.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
APC: BK20
(BK20)
• Accession: D1992-0446.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
HOL: BG20
(BG20)
• Accession: D1987-0078.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4:
HOL: BG20
(BG20)
• Accession: D1987-0078.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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