Red Sprite Winterberry
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Foliage: Dark green
Fall Foliage: Insignificant
Fruit:  Bright red 
Habit/Form: Compact, rounded
​Uses: Hedges, shrub borders, wetland areas (no sitting water)

Zone Hardiness:  3 - 9
Plant Height:  3 - 5  ft
Plant Width: 3 - 5 ft 
Light: Sun/part shade
​Growth Rate: Slow

Native to the swampy areas of Eastern North America, 'Red Sprite' is a dwarf dense shrub with excellent year round-interest. The deciduous holly produces abundant small greenish-white flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by a profusion of bright red berries in fall and winter. The foliage consists of toothed, glossy, dark green leaves.' Red Sprite' is a female plant and must be planted with 'Jim Dandy' in order to produce the red berries. 
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