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Ilex glabra - Inkberry
Family Aquifoliaceae
Botanical Name Ilex glabra
Common Name Inkberry
Size 6 - 8' tall by 8 - 10' spread.
Hardiness Zone (4)5 - 8(9)
Culture Prefers moist, acid, organic soil; full sun or shade.
Ornamental Value Dark, glossy evergreen foliage, dark fruit.
Landscape Use Use for foundations, hedges, mass plantings, naturalizing, wet soils.
Key Identifying Characteristics Alternate, simple, evergreen, obovate leaves with small teeth towards the apex.
Notable Cultivars 'Compacta', 'Nigra', 'Shamrock'
Campus Location Ag: Bog Garden
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