Winterberry "Winter Red"

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The Winterberry is a deciduous shrub prized for its vibrant display of bright red berries in late fall, adding color to the winter landscape. It loses its leaves and has red berries adorning the limbs.

The shrub is part of the holly or Aquifoliaceae family. Its official name is Llex Verticillata. To gardeners, however, it's known as the winter red winterberry bush. It gets its name from its bright red berries that remain on the tree for most of the fall. In fact, this shrub is prized for its berries because they add color to the otherwise stark landscape. This bush is common in North America.

Features of the Winterberry "Winter Red"

Southern Gentleman will help ensure berries. This deciduous shrub grows to heights of between six and eight feet with a similar spread. In the late spring and early summer, white flowers start to develop on these bushes. Once the flowers are pollinated, berries start to grow. The berries ripen in the late fall. The leaves are deep green and fall off in the winter, leaving only the berries.

Best Places for the Winterberry "Winter Red"

The Llex Verticillata does well in rain gardens and can be used for hedge walls that contain different types of shrubs. You can even use it for foundation plantings, and it can be added to native gardens.

Birds Love the Berries of the Winterberry "Winter Red"

If you're looking to attract birds to your home, the Lex Verticillata makes a great addition to your yard. The birds will visit this bush all fall for the berries.

What to Plant Next to the Winterberry "Winter Red"

The Llex Verticillata should be planted near the Southern Gentleman if you want to enjoy viewing the berries in the fall. The good news is that just one Southern Gentleman can pollinate up to nine Llex Verticillata bushes. Additional shrubs, plants, and flowers include the blue flag iris, red hot poker, prairie sky switchgrass, the American beautyberry, and the autumn glow.

The Llex Verticillata is a great addition to rain gardens, and it adds color in the snow when most other plants, trees, and shrubs have gone into hibernation. This shrub can also be used in hedge walls and in mixed gardens.