Winter Red Winterberry Holly - Female Native Shrub in 4 Inch Pot | Ilex verticillata

Add brilliant winter color and native beauty to your landscape with Winter Red Winterberry Holly, a popular female deciduous holly known for its abundant clusters of vivid red berries that persist through winter. This hardy shrub attracts birds and provides seasonal interest long after leaves have dropped.

Ideal for naturalized landscapes, rain gardens, wildlife plantings, foundation beds, and cut branch production, Winter Red is valued for reliable berry production and cold hardiness. It features an upright rounded habit that offers year-round structure and vibrant berries that enhance winter landscapes and floral arrangements. Plants are shipped established in 4 inch nursery pots, ready to thrive in your garden.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Winter Red Winterberry Holly
✔️ 4 inch pot plant
✔️ Female native deciduous holly
✔️ Red berry producing shrub
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information
Common Name: Winter Red Winterberry Holly
Botanical Name: Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’
Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
Growth Stage: Established potted plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial sun
Soil: Moist, organically rich soil; adaptable to wet conditions
Watering: Moderate to high; prefers consistently moist soil
Mature Height: Approximately 6–8 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 6–8 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate
USDA Zones: 3–9
Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Plant near a compatible male pollinator such as ‘Southern Gentleman’ for reliable berry production. Excellent for rain gardens and moist landscape areas where winter color is desired.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.