Ilex glabra 'Compacta' ~ Compact Inkberry upright Fragrant packed spikes of popping

Fragrant packed spikes of popping butter yellow flowers bloom from early summer into fall attracting butterflies and hummingbirds

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Amelanchier x grandiflora Autumn Brilliance 13zz

Here's some information about Virginia Pine:

Thrives in full sun with moist to wet well drained soils

Ilex glabra 'Compacta' ~ Compact Inkberry upright Fragrant packed spikes of poppingCompact Inkberry Holly is a compact evergreen shrub with an oval to rounded habit of spineless leathery dark green leaves that fade to olive in winter. If pollinated, the inconspicuous female flowers give way to abundant inky black berries. Grows best in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Easily pruned down to 2'. Type: Shrub Origins: East N. America Coasts; GA Native