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Hosoba Fukurkin Silverberry

  • Scientific Name: Elaeagnus pungens
  • Garden: Xeriscaping Garden
  • Plant Type: Shrub
  • Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen
  • Sun/Shade Exposure: Full Sun or Part Shade
  • Moisture Requirements: Moist, Well-Drained

Plant Information

Fantastic compact and variegated Elaeagnus that is also very stable and not prone to leaf reversion- many variegated cultivars revert rather easily to all green. Just 6′ x 6′ and dense in 6 years each olive-green leaf is margined in light yellow. In autumn small off-white pendant flowers are intensely fragrant. They occur on older growth- prune in late fall after flowering has ended. Slow growing and a good scale for small gardens. Full sun to quite a bit of shade. Striking evergreen that is easy to grow, cold hardy and long lived. Light summer water once established but endures no water summer drought conditions. Avoid boggy sites. Easy, beautiful, cold tolerant shrub. Long lived. Plant type: Shrub | Sun exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade

Data Source

www.xeraplants.com

Photo Credit

ELPU Full CM (©2020 Cheri Moland), ELPU Leaf CM (©2020 Cheri Moland)