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Inkberry Gem Box®

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Inkberry Gem Box®

Patent #: PP 27,554

Botanical Name: Ilex glabra

HARDINESS:

Zones 5-9

POT SIZE:

2 Gallon

SIZE:

2’ H X 3’ W

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

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