Inkberry or gallberry is a great choice for the December Plant of the Month. This handsome broadleaf evergreen shrub typically grows slowly to about 5–8 feet high and wide and has plenty of winter interest with its small narrowly ovate to lance-like dark green leaves that sparkle in the winter sun.
This holly with its evergreen billowy and mounded habit is reminiscent of the ubiquitous, non-native boxwood but is less stiff and formal allowing this shrub to shine in either naturalistic or formal gardens. Better yet, it is adaptable and easy to grow and tolerant of a range of soils and growing conditions, even periodically flooded, wet soils. Unlike its finicky European and Asian lookalikes, Inkberry has no….
