Ilex serrata x verticellata 'Apollo' Very Rare Rich soil and a root

Rich soil and a root run that never dries will carry them to full size through the worst of summer

pea-shaped flowers rise from the leaf axils

deeply veined and toothed along the edges

is a clump-forming native of the Southeastern woodlands grown for cool

Young trees make a stately

Ilex serrata x verticellata 'Apollo' Very Rare Rich soil and a rootIlex 'Apollo' has one job in the garden, and does it superbly: pollination. A vigorous hybrid deciduous holly from the U. S. National Arboretum, crossing the Japanese winterberry, Ilex serrata, with the native American winterberry, Ilex verticillata, 'Apollo' was bred and released specifically as the male partner for the celebrated female 'Sparkleberry', and stands in equally well for 'Winter Red'. Winterberries carry male and female flowers on