Shamrock inkberry
Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Shamrock' inkberry (Ilex glabra 'Shamrock') is an evergreen shrub for borders, hedges, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows slowly to about 36 to 48 inches tall and wide, and bees, butterflies, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Chokeberry, Switchgrass, and Great blue lobelia.