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Honeysuckle - Red Rum
Adaptable to poor soils and is shade tolerant. It produces masses of white flowers that mature to yellow followed by profusion of 1/4" bright red fruit persisting into winter. The Red Rum Honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii, is a deciduous shrub that grows to 8' to 12'. Leaves acquire a yellow fall color. It has an upright vase shape. Excellent as winter wildlife food source, windbreaks and landscaping. ... more info
Holly - Red Sprite Red Sprite Winterberry, Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite', is a dense compact plant that produces multitudes of bright red, one half inch fruits that persist throughout the winter. You'll need both male and female plants to produce fruits and Red Sprite requires Ilex 'Jim Dandy' for pollination and berry production. A wonderful shrub for winter interest, the Red Spire Winterberry shrub reaches 2-3 feet in height and width. Winterberries are the "queens" of the fruiting shrub world when ranked for ornamental value. The fruiting branches are great for decoration in the garden or in the house. The leaves drop off the plant in late fall to expose the beautiful berries. The deep green foliage turns purple-bronze in fall. |
