Gem Box® Inkberry holly Ilex glabra

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  • Gem Box® - Inkberry holly - Ilex glabra
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Exposure
  • Part Sun to Sun
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Early Spring
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter
Mature Size
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 2' - 3'
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This plant is hardy in zones 5 - 9

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

What is my hardiness zone?

NIRTH BAY, ONTARIO 
ZONE 4

  • FEATURES

    A great native alternative to boxwood!

    This cool new dwarf, broadleaf evergreen looks more like a boxwood than an inkberry. A dense, ball-shaped plant, Gem Box ilex has small, dainty, dark green leaves with attractive red tips during the spring flush. It maintains good branching right to the ground so it never looks bare-legged like other cultivars may. It's great as a small evergreen hedge or used as a container specimen in milder climates.

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    Foliage Interest
    Fall Interest
    Winter Interest
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Native to North America
    Small or Miniature

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Evergreen
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    White
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Dark Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Container
    Edging Plant
    Landscape
    Mass Planting
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    Hedging, container gardens

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prefers moist acidic soils. Good shade tolerance. Prune to shape in late winter. Apply an evergreen fertilizer in spring.

    Fun Facts: 

    Gem Box inkberry holly is a female variety and can develop berries if a male Squeeze Box holly is planted within 50'-15m.

    Gem Box® Ilex glabra 'SMNIGAB17' USPP 27,554, Can 5,629
    PUCTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS 
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