Elaeagnus ebbingei. This is an attractive evergreen hedging plant, with silver grey/green leaves. These are hardy, mature evergreen hedging/screening plants, grown in 10.5cm pots.
In autumn the plant produces fragrant bell-shaped silvery-white flowers, followed by small orange fruit. This plant is perfect for seaside hedging, and will thrive even in shady conditions. Typical plant spacing for a hedge, is one plant every 1.5 - 2ft.
Product Description:
Elaeagnus ebbingei is a large, dense, rounded evergreen shrub with broad, leathery, dark or metallic sea-green leaves, silvery scaly beneath, and small, fragrant white flowers in autumn.
Characteristics:
Plant type: Shrub
Habit: Bushy
Resilience: Hardiness H5 (hardy - cold winter)
Colour: Silvery-White in Autumn
Foliage: Silvery-Green
Cultivation: Grows best in well-drained soil in full sun or part shade (Suitable for seaside planting)