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Ilex verticillata 'Sunsplash'

Winterberry

Plant Type:

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Ilex verticillata 'Sunsplash' - Discovered at Broken Arrow Nursery this female form of Winterberry has all foliage splashed, spotted and streaked in bright yellow. Fruits are small and scarlet... there are better berrying forms but none sport variegated leaves! This selection has not only been slower growing but has also remained shorter in the gardens at Quackin' Grass. Full to mostly sunny sites in fertile, moisture retaining soil. Cutting grown.


Height:

5-6 ft

Spread:

4-6 ft

Colors:

White

Zone:

3 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Ilex verticillata 'Sunsplash'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Autumn Interest

  • Fruit / Berries / Seed Heads

Nature Attraction

  • Songbirds
  • Honey Bees & Native Bees

Light

  • Mostly Sunny
  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Natural Garden
  • Border
  • Wildlife Garden
  • Shrub Border
  • Hedgerow

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Moist

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Cutting Grown