Ilex glabra 'Nigra' ~ Nigra Inkberry Holly no-masters The leaves emerge in spring

The leaves emerge in spring as an orange-red that matures to a bright yellow-gold that doesn’t burn or bleach in the summer heat

It has a rounded or vase-shaped growth habit and attractive foliage that turns reddish-purple in the fall

Intensely dense blooms of bright orange-scarlet flowers rebloom several times throughout the spring

COMPANION PLANTS:  Anemone

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Ilex glabra 'Nigra' ~ Nigra Inkberry Holly no-masters The leaves emerge in springNigra Inkberry Holly is a dense upright native evergreen shrub with lightly toothed dark green leaves that grow to the ground. If pollinated, the inconspicuous female flowers give way to inky black berries that can persist well into winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Nigra is extremely disease and pest resistant. Type: Shrub Origins: East N.