Add vibrant seasonal color to your landscape with the Ilex verticillata 'Kennebago' Winterberry, a hardy native deciduous shrub known for its abundant bright red berries that persist through fall and winter. This compact holly provides visual interest long after its leaves have dropped, making it ideal for wildlife gardens, foundation plantings, and winter landscapes.

Shipped in a 2-gallon nursery pot, this healthy live plant is well-rooted and ready for planting. Its compact growth habit suits smaller gardens, borders, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. The colorful berries attract birds and are often used in seasonal floral arrangements and holiday décor.

Included:
✔️ 1 live Ilex verticillata 'Kennebago' shrub
✔️ 2 gallon pot size plant
✔️ Shipped in nursery pot
✔️ Healthy, rooted plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Kennebago Winterberry
• Botanical Name: Ilex verticillata 'Kennebago'
• Plant Type: Deciduous flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established live plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to part sun
• Soil: Moist, well-draining to wet soils; adaptable to various soil types
• Watering: Moderate; prefers consistently moist soil
• Mature Height: 6–8 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

For best berry production, plant in a sunny location with a compatible male winterberry pollinator nearby. Water regularly during establishment and mulch around the base to retain soil moisture.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.