What Bushes Have Red Berries and Ivylike Leaves?

Holly

• Holly shrubs, Ilex spp., bear glossy, ivy-shaped foliage and red berries in winter. Holly is available in both deciduous and evergreen varieties Plants come in both male and female types and must be planted together for fruit to appear. Some types of holly, like Rubricaulis aurea, have variegated dark green- and cream-colored leaves. Holly is a vigorous shrub that thrives with a minimum of care. Hollies are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 5 to 9.

Agarita

• Agarita, Berberis trifolata, is also called Mahonia trifoliate. It has a rounded shape with gray-green foliage that has an ivylike shape with sharp points at the ends. Agarita bears yellow flowers in spring and red berries in summer. It is a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant that requires little upkeep. This plant can tolerant a variety of soil types. It is hardy in USDA hardiness zone 6.

Skunk Bush

• Skunk bush, Rhus trilobata, is a type of sumac shrub. The growth habit can be mounded, upright or rounded, and it can grow up to 8 feet tall in favorable environments. The three-lobed leaves are green on the upper surface with a lighter green below. The leaves are waxy and soft in texture. The shrub bears small yellowish-green or cream-colored flowers on catkin-like clusters. The fruit is small, orangeish to red with a very acidic flavor, according to the Utah State University site. Skunk bush is hardy in zones 4 to 6.

Nandina

• Nandina domestica, sometimes called heavenly bamboo, boasts lance-shaped leaflets on multiple stems that give it a lacy appearance though it grows in an upright shape. Leaf tips sucker outward in an ivylike growth habit. In spring, it bears panicles of small, white flowers at the ends of stems. The plant then produce green berries that eventually turn red. The berries will bring birds and pollinating bees to your yard. Nandina is drought-tolerant with few pests or diseases. This is tough plant that adapts to a number soil types and landscape uses. It is hardy in USDA hardiness zone 6 to 9.