Herb latin name: Inkberry,Inkberry Extract

Latin name: Ilex glabra

Synonyms: Prinos glaberPrinos glaber

Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

Habitat of the herb: the herb: Wet acid soils. Low sandy or peaty soils. Other uses of Inkberry: A good hedging plant, the var. "Compacta" is used. Propagation

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Wet acid soils. Low sandy or peaty soils.
Other uses of Inkberry: A good hedging plant, the var. "Compacta" is used.
Propagation of the herb: 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. 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 following 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.
Cultivation of Inkberry: Wet acid soils. Low sandy or peaty soils.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Ilex glabra: Although no specific reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, the fruits of at least some members of this genus contain saponins and are slightly toxic. They can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and stupor if eaten in quantity.

Herb latin name: Inkberry,Inkberry Extract

Latin name: Ilex glabra

Synonyms: Prinos glaberPrinos glaber

Family: Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)

Habitat of the herb: the herb: Wet acid soils. Low sandy or peaty soils. Other uses of Inkberry: A good hedging plant, the var. "Compacta" is used. Propagation

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Wet acid soils. Low sandy or peaty soils.
Other uses of Inkberry: A good hedging plant, the var. "Compacta" is used.
Propagation of the herb: 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. 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 following 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.
Cultivation of Inkberry: Wet acid soils. Low sandy or peaty soils.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Ilex glabra: Although no specific reports of toxicity have been seen for this species, the fruits of at least some members of this genus contain saponins and are slightly toxic. They can cause vomiting, diarrhoea and stupor if eaten in quantity.