Ilex Glabra Chamzin

Background of the plant the ilex glabra compacta is of the acuifoliaceae family.

Ilex glabra chamzin. Excellent for foundation hedges masses and as an accent plant. In late spring to early summer it produces abundant small greenish white flowers that are followed by a profusion of dark blue black berries in fall. More particularly the present invention relates to a novel cultivar of ilex glabra compacta having unusual and distinctive characteristics which is identified by the varietal reference chamzin of the lake county nursery inc perry ohio. It is native to the coastal plain from nova scotia to florida to louisiana where it is most commonly found in sandy woods and. Alexander iii this native evergreen shrub has finally stepped into the landscape limelight. An excellent choice for foundations hedges and mass plantings or for use as an accent plant. Ilex glabra also known as appalachian tea dye leaves evergreen winterberry gallberry and inkberry is a species of evergreen holly native to the coastal plain of eastern north america from coastal nova scotia to florida and west to louisiana where it is most commonly found in sandy woods and peripheries of swamps and bogs.

The leaves are a deep lustrous green and glisten in sunlight. Ilex glabra shamrock inkberry is an evergreen stoloniferous shrub of compact rounded habit with a slender foliage of thick spineless dark green leaves. Ilex glabra chamzin sku 4511 lustrous deep green foliage covers this compact rounded shrub. Ilex glabra chamzin an outstanding carefree and compact shrub that matures at 3 to 4 feet high and wide. Such a pity for the species a broadleaf evergreen shrub is an under utilized. Ilex glabra commonly called inkberry or gallberry is a slow growing upright rounded stoloniferous broadleaf evergreen shrub in the holly family it typically matures to 5 8 tall and can spread by root suckers to form colonies.