Tendrils

Category: Species of Holly

  • Scarlet Berries On Leafless Branches

    November 12, 2025 Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), a species of Holly. Native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada. By mid to late summer presenting a lovely contrast of rich green leaves with red berries sprinkled throughout. In mid autumn the leaves have fallen like so many others, leaving just the scarlet…

  • Crimson in a Black and White Landscape

    Crimson in a Black and White Landscape

    Late May into June they go from tiny bud to minuscule flower. A flower and lots of buds of Winterberry (Ilex verticillata). A deciduous species of Holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeastern Canada. And now in WINTER a big splash of color. Crimson berries that attract oodles of birds…

  • Winterberry Revisited

    Winterberry Revisited

    At the very top of my favorites for wintertime shrubs — Winterberry (Ilex verticillata). A deciduous species of Holly. Native to eastern North America, and is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 9. Winterberry is a dioecious bush that gets tiny inconspicuous flowers in June and July that attract bees and butterflies and is the host…