Inkberry, Shamrock

Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' Shamrock Inkberry 3 gallon

Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'

Shamrock Inkberry is a cultivar of our native Ilex glabra. It is a compact form with lustrous, deep green leaves with the new leaves emerging bright green above the older, darker green foliage. This plant is a good multi-purpose plant for hedges, mass planting, foundations, and use as a specimen.

	Evergreen
	Native cultivar
	Multi-purpose

Height

3-5 Feet

Spread

3-5 Feet

Interesting Notes

Discovered from a block of seedlings by John Tankard of Tankard Nursery in Exmore, VA in 1977

USDA Hardiness Zone 5 to 9

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

	Mass Planting
	Screen Planting
	Specimen
	Evergreen

Exposure

	Sun
	Partial Shade

Foliage Color

Green

Soil Moisture Preference

	Average
	Moist

Similar Plants to Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'

Boxwood, Wintergreen (Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen')