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Inkberry Gem Box®
Inkberry Gem Box®
Patent #: PP27554
Botanical Name: Ilex glabra 'SMNIGAB17' Gem Box®
HARDINESS:
Zones 5-9
POT SIZE:
2 Gallon
SIZE:
2’-3’
PRUNE:
To shape in late Winter
PLANT FOOD:
Apply an evergreen fertilizer in Spring
BLOOM TIME
Evergreen
WATER
Average
LIGHT
Full to Part Sun, 6+ hours of direct sun daily
Gem Box® is a miniature, broadleaf evergreen that looks very similar to a boxwood. It has small, dark green leaves with red tips in the Spring. Its dense, ball-shaped, mounded habit make it perfect for decorative patio containers or landscape plantings.
Past Performances
These previously shown stars are no longer being grown at our facility