Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'
Common name: 
Shamrock Inkberry
Pronunciation: 
I-leks GLA-bra
Family: 
Aquifoliaceae
Genus: 
Ilex
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Broadleaf evergreen or partly evergreen shrub to 3-5 ft (0.9-1.5 m) high, upright branches, rounded, compact habit, may become leggy with age, bright glossy new foliage, leaves about 4 cm long and a little more than 1 cm wide.
  • Sun to part shade
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (4)5       Selected in 1977 from hundreds of seedlings by John Tankard, Exmore, Virginia (Dirr, 1998).
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden
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