Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus × ebbingei
The variegated forms want watching — plain green shoots will take the whole plant over if they are left alone.
Light Full sun
Height 3 m
Spread 9 ft 10 in
Spacing 300 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 9 ft 10 in
- In-row spacing
- 9 ft 10 in
- Between rows
- 12 ft 4 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- Rose & flower
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- October
Through the year
- Mar–Apr Bud Break
- Apr–Oct Spring Growth
- Oct–Dec Flowering
- Dec–Dec Growing
- Jan–Mar Growing
Pests & problems
- Coral spot Coral spot on dead wood
- Reversion — plain green shoots on variegated plants
- Suckers thrown up from the base
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