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17 Σεπ 2013 · Virtues: We love Ilex glabra ‘Densa’ for its lustrous, dark green foliage that creates a dense display all year round. White flowers bloom from early spring into summer followed by tiny, rounded jet-black fruits in fall through spring, often enjoyed by wildlife.
Ilex glabra 'Densa'. inkberry. Height: 5-8 ft. Spread: 5-8 ft. Hardiness Zone: 5-9. Bloom Color: White.
Dark green leathery leaves of Ilex glabra 'Densa' are rounder and wider than I. g. 'Shamrock'. It will become a tall but dense-leafed shrub. Takes pruning well. Evergreen, it is also wet site and salt tolerant. The top performer in the recent shrub trials at Longwood Gardens.
This cultivar is very similar to 'Compacta' that is a more commonly used cultivar, that is a female clone. 'Densa' seems to be a female clone also that usually has sparse fruit set, and it has slightly darker leaves and they are wider and more rounded than 'Compacta' is all I can tell.
Ilex glabra prefers a full sun to partial shade location in the landscape and moist, acid soils; high pH soils should be avoided. Older plants may be renewed by heavy pruning. Cultivars include: ‘Compacta’, dwarf female clone, tighter branching and foliage than species, grows 4 to 6 feet high,
Densa Inkberry Holly will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
Ilex glabra ‘Densa’ • Use: This cool new dwarf, broadleaf evergreen looks more like a box-wood than an inkberry. A dense, ball-shaped plant, It has small, dainty, dark green leaves with attractive red tips during the spring flush. It main-tains good branching right to the ground so it never looks bare-legged like other cultivars may.
