2 Winterberry

ILEX VERTICILLATA,

ZONES 3 TO 9

Grown as a small tree or a shrub, winterberry doesn’t get much attention during the growing season. Come winter, though, this wallflower demands to be seen when it bursts to life with bright red berries. Why we love it:

The impressive collection of fruit lasts for months— if the songbirds don’t gobble it up first. Plant winterberry in groups for big impact.