The Conard-Pyle Co./Star® Roses
Family
Aquifoliaceae
Botanical Name
Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentlemen'
Plant Common Name
Southern Gentlemen Winterberry, Winterberry
Special Notice
This entry has yet to be reviewed and approved by L2G editors.
General Description
Eastern North America's prized deciduous holly, winterberry is an unsurpassed shrub for winter landscape color and interest. The male cultivar 'Southern Gentlemen' makes an excellent pollenizer for female winterberry cultivars that share its later spring flowering period. A rounded, densely branched shrub, it bears numerous small white male flowers on new growth in late spring, about two weeks after the toothed, oval, dark green leaves emerge.
Plant 'Southern Gentlemen' in full sun and moist, well-drained soil for best flowering. It does well in damp sites. Use it as a foundation shrub or in a mixed shrub border in association with late-blooming female winterberry cultivars such as 'Winter Red', 'Winter Gold', 'Capapon', and the hybrid 'Sparkleberry'. Oce plant of 'Southern Gentlemen' will adequately pollinate up to five female plants.
Characteristics
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 4
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4 - 9
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Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Plant Type
Shrub
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Height
8'-12' / 2.4m - 3.7m
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Width
6'-12' / 1.8m - 3.7m
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Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
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Native To
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Growing Conditions
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Soil pH
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Soil type
Clay, Loam
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Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
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Growth Rate
Medium
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Water Requirements
Average Water
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Habit
Oval/Rounded
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Seasonal Interest
Spring
Ornamental Features
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Flower Interest
Insignificant
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Flower Color
White
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Foliage Color (Spring)
Green
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Foliage Color (Summer)
Green, Dark Green
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Foliage Color (Fall)
Yellow, Light Green, Yellow Green
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Foliage Color (Fall) Modifier
Spotted/Mottled
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Bark Color
Black, Gray
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Fragrant Flowers
No
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Fragrant Fruit
No
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Fragrant Foliage
No
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Bark or Stem Fragrant
No
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Flower Petal Number
Single
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Repeat Bloomer
No
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Showy Fruit
No
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Edible Fruit
No
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Showy Foliage
No
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Foliage Texture
Medium
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
No
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Showy Bark
No
