Ensure abundant berry production on your female Winterberry Hollies with Southern Gentleman Winterberry, the reliable male pollinator essential for many popular Ilex verticillata varieties. This hardy native deciduous shrub provides the pollen needed for female winterberries such as Winter Red, Winter Gold, Cacapon, Sparkleberry, Sunset, and Shaver to produce their vibrant winter berries.

Southern Gentleman is an excellent companion planting for wildlife gardens, rain gardens, native landscapes, and naturalized areas. Its adaptable growth habit and tolerance for moist soils and clay conditions make it easy to grow in a wide range of landscapes. One male plant can typically pollinate 6–10 nearby female winterberry plants, helping create spectacular winter berry displays season after season. These healthy plants are shipped established in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Southern Gentleman Winterberry Holly
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Male pollinator shrub for Winterberry Hollies
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Southern Gentleman Winterberry Holly
• Botanical Name: Ilex verticillata ‘Southern Gentleman’
• Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial sun
• Soil: Moist, organically rich soil; adaptable to clay soils
• Watering: Moderate to high; prefers consistently moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 6–8 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 6–8 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Plant one Southern Gentleman within pollination range of 6–10 female Winterberry Hollies for reliable berry production. Ideal for rain gardens, wet soils, and wildlife-friendly landscapes.

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.