GEM BOX® INKBERRY
ILEX GLABRA GEM BOX
Ilex glabra 'SMNIGAB17' PP27554, CBR5629 Proven Winners® Color Choice® Gem Box®
photo courtesy of Proven Winners
Genus: ILEX
Protected Series: COLOR CHOICE
Height: 2-3 Feet Tall
Spread: 2-3 Feet Wide
Color: white flower
Part Sun Shade Plants
Part Sun Shade Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs Plants
Broadleaf Evergreen Shrubs
Zone: 5
#2127
deer resistant * salt tolerant *
ILEX GLABRA GEM BOX
Grower Notes:
Ilex glabra 'SMNIGAB17' PP27554 is commonly referred to as Gem Box® Inkberry Holly. It is noteworthy for its dwarf, dense, ball-shaped habit that resembles a boxwood rather than an inkberry. This Proven Winners® Color Choice® female Inkberry features small, evergreen leaves with attractive red tips in spring. Its branching is to the ground so no bare spots! The perfect pollinator for Gem Box® or Strong Box® is Ilex glabra Squeeze Box™. Very small berries will appear only if another Ilex glabra is in the area such as the Strong Box™.
Gem Box® Inkberry Holly thrives in full sun to partial shade in rich, acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soil. It is slow-growing and disease resistant and makes a great Boxwood substitute. Ideal for mixed shrub borders, small gardens or containers.
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Storage trees are not in Galena. They are in a remote location. Please call your sales rep to order. They are not in the Shop.
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(BBnPOT - formerly known as GRSTART - are B&B put into a container - they are above-ground and available now)
Ilex (Holly/Winterberry) Types:
American Holly | Blue Holly | Inkberry Holly | Japanese Holly | Winterberry