Elaeagnus x Ebbingei

Elaeagnus x Ebbingei is also commonly known as Oleaster. This is a lovely, vigorous shrub with glossy dark green leaves and silvery colour on the underside of the leaf. Oleaster produces fragrant creamy white flowers which are then followed by orange speckled silver fruit. The flowers are attractive to bees and the fruit encourage birds into your garden. When used as hedging plants Eleagnus x Ebbingei is lovely and dense and birds will happily nest within it's branches.
This variety of Oleaster will groen to a Maximum Height of 4metres with a maximum spread of 2 metres. Is easily clipped to keep its shape so is excellent as hedging and screening plants. Wildlife Friendly - Eleagnus x Ebbingei flowers September to October with fruits in February - just the time of year when the birds need extra food.
Prefers to be grown in full sun but will tolerate part shade, fully hardy in the UK and is useful for growing in windy or coastal areas - a good all rounder for hedging!

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Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society, a sure sign that it will perform well in most UK gardens.