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Three have red berries and the fourth has purplish black. They are each different and each beautiful. The scientific (Latin) Genus name for holly always begins with Ilex. Ilex opaca (American ...

As a bonus, berries are a winter food source for birds, bringing another element of interest and activity to your garden during the late winter months. Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a type of ...

Holly berries are an important winter food source for wildlife. If you’re looking for a dependable evergreen holly, Stagg suggests the American holly (Ilex opaca). The tree naturally forms a ...

Those festively colored berries also provide an important winter ... Hollies are woody ornamental species that belong to the genus Ilex. There are more than 400 species of hollies in the world ...

Possumhaw (Ilex decidua): A deciduous native Texas holly that sheds its leaves in winter, revealing dazzling clusters of red berries. It thrives in naturalistic settings and provides a brilliant ...

Worldwide there are more than 400 trees and shrubs in the Ilex (holly) genus ... I planted them because I wanted the red berries that the female produces, and in order to get them, there had ...

Even without the English species, you can still have holly. “There are other plants in the genus Ilex with similar leaves and berries that will work much better here,” Campbell said.

Of course, an old stand-by in many parts of the country is holly (Ilex species). The females of these can also produce berries (if there is a male plant nearby to fertilize the female) and the ...

As the advent season begins, I will be hanging greenery. Holly and ivy have been mainstays of British Advent and Christmas decorations since at least the 15th and 16th centuries. I am fortunate to ...

Berries are a lot of fun in winter, and the most prolific is Ilex verticillata, a deciduous holly. Rated zone 4, its berries will last all winter and well into spring. They are also a bird’s ...

We always use shrubs with berries like winterberry (Ilex verticillata) or American holly (Ilex opaca). “We like to leave most grasses and perennials standing throughout the winter for seasonal ...