Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' ~ Jim Dandy Winterberry encore Caladium bicolor Carolyn Wharton 0zz

Caladium bicolor Carolyn Wharton 0zz

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while acidic soils produce blue flowers

Clusters of white flowers bloom in spring and give way to small black berries in fall that can be used in jams and jellies

Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy' ~ Jim Dandy Winterberry encore Caladium bicolor Carolyn Wharton 0zzJim Dandy Winterberry is a hardy deciduous shrub with an upright rounded habit and glossy dark green leaves an undistinguished purple fall color. As a male cultivar the white summer flowers will not produce fruit. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Acts as a pollinator for early flowering varieties like Red Sprite. Type: Shrub Origins: Eastern N. America; north GA Native Height: 3' 6' Spread: 4 8' Spacing: 6 USDA Hardiness