Inkberry
Ilex glabra ‘SMNIGAB17’ Gem Box®
Low-maintenance, evergreen, and disease resistant? It’s the native boxwood alternative you’ve been looking for! ‘Gem Box’ is a dense, rounded cultivar of inkberry that maintains shiny, dark green foliage throughout the year. It’s perfect for a formal garden, foundation plantings, or even containers.
Conditions: Full sun to partial sun; average to moist soil
Size: 2′ – 3′ tall
Zone: 5 – 9
Wildlife Value: Fruit provides food for birds and small mammals; larval host for the Henry’s Elfin butterfly
