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Ilex Species: glabra Family: Aquifoliaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Dried and roasted inkberry leaves were first used by Native Americans to brew a black tea-like drink, hence the sometimes used common name of Appalachian tea for this shrub. Life Cycle: Perennial Woody Country Or Region Of Origin: Alabama Distribution:
- Inkberry
Members of the genus Ilex support the following specialized...
- Inkberry
Ilex glabra ‘Shamrock’ (Inkberry) is an evergreen, stoloniferous shrub of compact, rounded habit with 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. Particularly attractive, they ...
13 Μαρ 2023 · 'Shamrock' grows to 4 to 5 feet in height and width. It has bright green foliage and is known to sucker less than other varieties. 'Nigra' grows 6 to 10 feet in height and width. It has dark green foliage. 'Nordic' grows to 3 to 4 feet in height and width. It has dark green foliage, with a distinct broad pyramidal growth habit, and has larger ...
1 Σεπ 2020 · Mass or group several inkberry hollies as a shrub border, a low foundation planting. Species inkberries will naturalize in moist woodland gardens or near streams or ponds. Ilex glabra ‘Strongbox’ (photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery)
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.
While Ilex glabra ‘Densa’ and ‘Shamrock’ belong to the same species, they exhibit distinct differences in leaf shape, growth habit, size, leaf color, uses, maintenance requirements, and wildlife value.
23 Δεκ 2022 · At the University of Georgia, I assembled a collection of Ilex glabra cultivars and over the three- to four-year evaluation period, ‘Nigra’ proved best because of the lustrous dark green foliage, compact habit and leaf retention to the base. ‘Shamrock’ is also highly rated because of the glistening dark green foliage.
