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You are bidding on 20 SPARKLEBERRY HOLLY SEEDS -Ilex ‘Sparkleberry’ .
You are getting berries with multiple seeds .
This is a deciduous hybrid female winterberry that typically matures to 6-10’ tall and as wide.
This is a slow-growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed, suckering shrub with an upright-rounded habit. Lustrous dark green leaves (to 3” long) turn yellow-bronze in fall.
It is noted for its dense, heavy fruiting of bright red berries, with good retention of the fruit throughout winter into March.
Size: Height: 6.00 to 10.00
Width: 6.00 to 10.00
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 to 9
Medicinal use of American Holly:
The berries are laxative, emetic and diuretic. They are used in the treatment of children's diarrhoea, colic and indigestion. A tea made from the leaves has been used as a treatment for measles, colds etc. The leaves have also been used externally in the treatment of sore eyes, sore and itchy skin. A tea made from the bark was once used in the treatment of malaria and epilepsy. It has also been used as a wash for sore eyes and itchy skin.Edible parts of American Holly:
The roasted leaves are used as a tea substitute. They do not contain caffeine. The drink was a very popular tea substitute during the American Civil war. Other uses :
A dye has been made from the berries - the color is not given. Wood - light, tough, not strong, close grained, highly shock resistant, easily worked. A strikingly white wood, it is valued for use in veneers and inlay .