Elaeagnus ? Evergreen and deciduous shrubs for sun or part shade. Some will not tolerate chalk soils.
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E. angustifolia Fragrant creamy-yellow flowers in June occasionally followed by silvery amber fruits. Narrow, silvery-grey leaves, deciduous. Height large shrub to small tree, 3 metres. Spread 2 to 2.5 metres. Will not grow in shallow chalk soil. D
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E. commutata Fragrant silvery flowers in May followed by silvery fruits. Silvery leaves, deciduous. Height about 2 metres. Spread a suckering shrub 1.5 to 2 metres. Will not grow in shallow chalk soil. D
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E. x ebbingei Evergreen, bushy, dense shrub. Has oblong to oval, glossy, dark green leaves, silvery beneath. Fragrant bell-shaped silvery white flowers are borne from mid to late autumn. Height and spread 5 metres. E |
E. x ebbingei ?Gilt Edge? AGM Small, silvery flowers, highly scented, October and November. Glossy, dark green leaves, broadly margined creamy-yellow, evergreen. Height a large shrub 3 to 5 metres, can be trimmed. Spread 3 to 5metres. E
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E. x ebbingei ?Limelight? Small, silvery flowers, highly scented, October and November. Glossy, dark green leaves, silver beneath, centrally marked yellow and pale green, evergreen. Height a large shrub 3 to 5 metre can be trimmed. Spread 3 to 5 metres. E
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E. multiflora Fragrant silvery flowers produced in April and May on the new shoots followed by long ox blood red fruits. Leaves, green above, silvery beneath, deciduous. Height 1.5 to 3 metres. Spread 2 to 3 metres. D UNFORTUNATELY UNAVAILABLE 2017/18
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E. pungens ?Dicksonii? Small, silvery flowers, highly scented, October and November. Foliage dark green with broad irregular yellow margin. Height a slow growing upright shrub 2 to 3 metres. Spread 1 to 2.5 metres. E |
E. pungens ?Fredricii? Glossy, cream leaves, edged dark and light green, evergreen. Very fragrant, urn-shaped, creamy-white flowers from October to November. Height & Spread about 2 metres. E
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E. pungens ?Maculata? Glossy, dark green leaves are marked with a large, central, deep yellow splash, evergreen. Very fragrant, urn-shaped, creamy-white flowers from October to November. Height & Spread 3 to 4 metres. E
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E. pungens ?Variegata? Glossy, dark green leaves with a narrow cream edge, evergreen. Very fragrant, urn-shaped, creamy-white flowers from October to November. Height & Spread about 2 metres. E |
E. ?Quicksilver? AGM Fragrant creamy flowers in May and June. Intense silvery-grey leaves, deciduous. Height and Spread medium sized shrub about 2 metres. D
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E. umbellata Creamy-white flowers in May and June followed by pale red fruits speckled white. Soft green leaves silver below, deciduous. Height up to about 3 metres. Spread a suckering shrub to 3 metres. Will not grow in shallow chalk soils. D |