Council Fire possumhaw
Ilex decidua 'Council Fire'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size6 to 12 feet tallup to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Council Fire' possumhaw (Ilex decidua 'Council Fire') is a shrub for hedges, accents, winter interest, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. White flowers open from early to late spring and attract butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. The leaves change color in fall.
Pairs well with Buttonbush, Switchgrass, and Spicebush.