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Ilex glabra
Inkberry
Evergreen shrub
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The Ilex glabra plant species is found in Eastern N. America - Nova Scotia to Florida and west to Montana. It is a member of the Aquifoliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Inkberry. Some home gardeners know the variety as Prinos glaber.

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Latin Name:  Ilex glabra
Common Name:  Inkberry
Family:  Aquifoliaceae
Author:  (L.)A.Gray.
 
Known Hazards:  Although no reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, at least some members of this genus are slightly toxic so some caution is advised.
 
Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:  2
 
Habitat:  Wet acid soils[184]. Low sandy or peaty soils[43].



Propagation Notes:  Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. It can take 18 months to germinate. Stored seed generally requires two winters and a summer before it will germinate and should be sown as soon as possible in a cold frame. Scarification, followed by a warm stratification and then a cold stratification may speed up the germination time[78, 80]. The seedlings are rather slow-growing. Pot them up into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame for their first year. It is possible to plant them out into a nursery bed in late spring of the folowing year, but they should not be left here for more than two years since they do not like being transplanted. Alternatively, grow them on in their pots for a second season and then plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer. Give them a good mulch and some protection for their first winter outdoors. Cuttings of almost ripe wood with a heel, August in a shaded position in a cold frame. Leave for 12 months before potting up. Layering in October. Takes 2 years.

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