Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' - Winter Gold Black Alder

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'

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Michael Dirr Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'

Michael Dirr

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' (click for large image)

Common Names:
Winter Gold Black Alder
Winter Gold Common Winterberry
Winter Gold Coralberry
Winter Gold Michigan Holly

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Sun/Water Requirements:

Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:
	Zone 4 to Zone 9 Dirr says: "considered hardy in Zone 4"

Growth:
	Range: Grows from 5' to 10'. Dirr says: "Branch sport of 'Winter Red' discovered in 1984 in Indiana. Habit is multi-stemmed, rounded, 7' by 7'"

Flowers:
	Color(s): White Season(s): Spring

Foliage:
	Deciduous Color: Leaves are green in the summer and yellow and purple in the fall. Dirr says: "leaf color is lighter green than 'Winter Red'"

Fruit:
	Color: Orange, Yellow Season(s): Fall Dirr says: "fruits are yellowish tinged pinkish orange, 3/8" diameter, borne singly or three together"

Landscape Value:
	Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

Other Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' References & Articles:

Sparkleberry
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Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold' is hardy in these areas:

Alameda, CA	Alamo, CA	Alsip, IL
American Canyon, CA	Angwin, CA	Antioch, CA
Baltimore, MD	Bayside, NY	Bronx, NY
Brooklyn, NY	Brownsville, TX	Canton, MI
Chicago, IL	Cicero, IL	College Point, NY
Conneaut, OH	Corona, NY	Danville, CA
Detroit, MI	Dorset, OH	East Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NY	Ecorse, MI	Elmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, IL	Elyria, OH	Essex, CA
Evergreen Park, IL	Fawnskin, CA	Ferndale, MI
Florence, SC	Flushing, NY	Fontana, CA
Forest Falls, CA	Forest Hills, NY	Fort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NY	Glen Burnie, MD	Gwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MI	Harrison Township, MI	Hunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NY	Leasburg, NC	Lexington, NC
Liberty, NC	Linwood, NC	Little Neck, NY
Ludlow, CA	Macomb, MI	Marysville, MI
Maspeth, NY	Memphis, MI	Mercedes, TX
Middle Village, NY	Mission, TX	Modesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CA	Morgantown, WV	Mount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MI	New Haven, MI	New York, NY
Newport News, VA	North Ridgeville, OH	North Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NY	Olmito, TX	Penitas, TX
Pharr, TX	Phelan, CA	Philadelphia, PA
Pikesville, MD	Pinon Hills, CA	Port Isabel, TX
Progreso, TX	Redlands, CA	Rego Park, NY
Rialto, CA	Ridgewood, NY	Rimforest, CA
Riverdale, IL	Saratoga, CA	Soquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MD	Staten Island, NY	Taylor, MI
Temperance, MI	Temple City, CA	Towson, MD
Trenton, MI	Tres Pinos, CA	Upland, CA
Virginia Beach, VA	Walnut, CA	Watsonville, CA
Wayne, MI	Westland, MI	Whitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI

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