Inkberry

Ilex glabra (L.) A. Gray - Holly family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet

Planting Distance: 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Root Depth: 16 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Spring

Seasonal Growth: Summer and Fall

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Inkberry: Apatelodes torrefacta, Celastrina argiolus lucia/violacea III, Dolba hyloeus, Lymantria dispar, Sphinx kalmiae

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
CAN: Nova Scotia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.