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Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
Winterberry
Plant Type:
DECIDUOUS SHRUBSIlex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’ – 'Winter Gold' is a selection of Winterberry with bright pale orange fruit in some autumns and yellow touched with pink in others. All winterberries are good wildlife plants; many birds eat the fruit in winter when food becomes scarce. During Christmas week in 2009, after a blizzard that left a blanket of snow approximately 17” deep, a small flock of robins visited 'Winter Gold' daily until they eventually picked off every last fruit. There was lots of berries but it didn't take long! Site ‘Winter Gold’ in full to nearly full sun exposure planted constantly moist loam. Cutting grown.
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Characteristics and Attributes for Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Autumn Interest
- Fruit / Berries / Seed Heads
Nature Attraction
- Songbirds
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
Light
- Full Sun
- Mostly Sunny
Attributes
- Massing
- Specimen
- Shrub Border
- Hedgerow
- Wildlife Garden
- Natural Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
Soil
- Fertile
- Moist
- Woodland
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown