[65] Ilex Glabra Chamzin
Excellent for foundation hedges masses and as an accent plant.
[90] Ilex Glabra Chamzin Kostenlos. Ilex glabra chamzin sku 4511 lustrous deep green foliage covers this compact rounded shrub. Dirr and john h. Ilex glabra also known as appalachian tea dye leaves evergreen winterberry gallberry and inkberry is a species of evergreen holly native to the coastal plain of eastern north america from coastal nova scotia to florida and west to louisiana where it is most commonly found in sandy woods and peripheries of swamps and bogs.
More particularly the present invention relates to a novel cultivar of ilex glabra compacta having unusual and distinctive characteristics which is identified by the varietal reference chamzin of the lake county nursery inc perry ohio. It is native to the coastal plain from nova scotia to florida to louisiana where it is most commonly found in sandy woods and. Ilex glabra the inkberry holly michael a.
Ilex glabra l gray the inkberry or gallberry is a wallflower among the hollies lurking in the shadows where few gardeners now notice its existence. Ilex glabra commonly called inkberry or gallberry is a slow growing upright rounded stoloniferous broadleaf evergreen shrub in the holly family it typically matures to 5 8 tall and can spread by root suckers to form colonies. Ilex glabra shamrock inkberry is an evergreen stoloniferous shrub of compact rounded habit with a slender foliage of thick spineless dark green leaves.
In late spring to early summer it produces abundant small greenish white flowers that are followed by a profusion of dark blue black berries in fall. Such a pity for the species a broadleaf evergreen shrub is an under utilized. An excellent choice for foundations hedges and mass plantings or for use as an accent plant.
The leaves are a deep lustrous green and glisten in sunlight.