tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post3954624441769177302..comments2024-03-18T13:34:59.800-04:00Comments on Native Plants with Adams Garden: Inkberry berriesCurtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-25846022566554648832022-05-30T09:35:13.677-04:002022-05-30T09:35:13.677-04:00Unfortunately I don't have any unambiguous res...Unfortunately I don't have any unambiguous results on Ilex verticilata cross pollination. I have gotten some berries on my 'Nigra' inkberry, so that would say that cross pollination works. However, on close examination, I believe I have also found some male flowers on the Shamrock cultivar planted nearby. Then there is also the question of whether these male flowers on 'Shamrock' can self pollinate another 'Shamrock' or if they are only able to cross pollinate with a different female inkberry. I will keep watch on mine and report what I find. The only male cultivar that I know of is 'Nordic' and that is available in the colder climate areas. Good Luck.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-57243054206461798712022-05-27T18:35:41.120-04:002022-05-27T18:35:41.120-04:00So here we are almost 5 years later and I am looki...So here we are almost 5 years later and I am looking for a male plant to polinate 3 Ilex Glabra Shamrock which I bought last spring not knowing that none of them are males. I hadn't read this column yet and they certainly weren't labeled at the nursery. From what I am reading online now, Shamrock is female and I can't find a male inkberry available. Do you still feel the winterberry polinated the inkberry?<br />Schneider2211https://www.blogger.com/profile/11675999520567275646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-90533101687602396392020-09-07T09:38:04.905-04:002020-09-07T09:38:04.905-04:00Inkberries are listed as being of high value to wi...Inkberries are listed as being of high value to wildlife, both songbirds and small mammals. My planting is just getting established; however the few berries I've had are gone by spring. For a new planting it may take a season or two for them to be 'discovered' by wildlife.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-850532699861780562020-09-06T16:01:10.619-04:002020-09-06T16:01:10.619-04:00Hi Curtis, I’m thinking about adding a row of Sham...Hi Curtis, I’m thinking about adding a row of Shamrock Inkberry along the side of my house (part shade, soil stays moist), but I haven’t been able to find information on how popular the berries are for feeding wild birds. Have you noticed much activity, or are the berries being ignored?Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446277451745891288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741465277709213773.post-18933925684694579712020-07-02T13:14:23.228-04:002020-07-02T13:14:23.228-04:00I replaced the 'Densa' cultivar with anoth...I replaced the 'Densa' cultivar with another 'Nigra' in nearly the same spot. After nearly 2 years the 'Nigra' is doing quite well.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968308521542858800noreply@blogger.com