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Ilex glabra Compacta

Compact Inkberry

A dwarf, compact cultivar with tight branching and dark green foliage which turns purplish in colour in the winter. This shrub needs a pollinator to produce the abundant black berries. Slow-growing, it can be used as a hedge or border plant.

  • »  Small, white, insignificant flowers
  • »  Almost invisible, black berries persisting into the winter
  • »  Glossy, rounded, medium to dark green leaves
  • »  Rounded, mounding habit
  • »  Female plants needing male pollinator
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

3gal
$95.88
Exposure
• Full Shade
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Slow
Attributes
• Berries
• Evergreen
• Salt Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Spring
Habit
• Mounding
• Oval
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
Landscape uses
• Hedge
• Rock garden
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Ilex glabra 'Compacta'

Inkberry grow best in a slightly acidic, slightly moist, well-drained soil, in full sun to partial shade. 'Compacta' makes an excellent evergreen hedge, as it prunes well. Will tolerate a wet soil and one, male, inkberry plant will effectively pollinate up to six, female plants.