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Gilt Edge Silverberry

Gilt Edge Silverberry

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge'

Item #3193 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 - 11

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Plant Description

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.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Moderate growing; reaches 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide.
    Key Feature:
    Colorful Hedge Plant
    Blooms:
    Fall
    Landscape Uses:
    Border, Dry Shade, Hedge, Mass Planting, Privacy Screen, Urban Garden, Wildlife Garden
  • Detail
    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.
    Light Needs:
    Light needs: Full Sun
    Full sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Low
    Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat.