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Gilt Edge Silverberry

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge'

Sku #3193

A splendid combination of golden yellow margins on bright green foliage provides wonderful year-round interest in the landscape. A superb hedge or low screen that tolerates heat and wind, and requires little maintenance. Tiny, fragrant, silvery flowers in fall are followed by red ornamental berries. Evergreen.

  • Light Needs
    Full sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat.
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Key Feature
Feature
Colorful Hedge Plant
Light Needs
Feature
Full sun
Landscape Uses
Feature
Border, Dry Shade, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Urban Garden, Wildlife Garden
Watering Needs:Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat.
Botanical Pronunciation:e-le-AG-nus eb-BING-e-i
Plant type:Shrub
Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen
Growth habit:Rounded
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Moderate growing; reaches 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide.
Special features:Bird Friendly, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Ornamental Berries, Pet Friendly, Waterwise, Year-round Interest
Foliage color:Variegated
Blooms:Fall
Flower color:White
Flower attributesFragrant
Garden styleContemporary, Rustic
Design IdeasWith its brilliant coloring, this plant is a bright specimen in partially shaded gardens in need of excitement. Also good against darker backgrounds and for welcome color late in the year when flowering plants are through. A great way to interrupt long runs of dull foliage. Use sparingly when interplanting with other yellow, yellow-green or gray-green plants.
Companion PlantsEuonymus (Euonymus); Coneflower (Echinacea); Coral Bells (Heuchera); Loropetalum (Loropetalum); Barberry (Berberis)
Care
Care Information
Thrives in light, loamy or sandy, well-drained soil with full to part sun, but tolerates a range of conditions including dry shade and poor soil; avoid soggy soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Apply fertilizer in early spring. Prune annually to shape.Pruning time: winter.
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 7 - 11
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