Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' ~ Winter Red Winterberry steward-bats The large clusters of flowers

The large clusters of flowers emerge bright yellow and mature to shades of vivid orange-red flowers that bloom from spring until frost attracting butterflies

Purple Coneflower is a coarse

Thrives best in wet

Pond Edges Water Gardens

(2) Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' ~ Winter Red Winterberry steward-bats The large clusters of flowersWinter Red Winterberry is a slow growing upright deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and luscious dark green foliage. As a female cultivar, Winter Red produces heavy amounts of large glossy bright red berries if pollinated that can persist all the way to spring. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Ilex verticillata is a native food source for several