BOTANICAL NAME:  Eleagnus x ebbingei

COMMON NAME: “Ebbing’s Silverberry”

ATTRACTS:  Birds

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Fragrant white flowers in Fall

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full to Part Sun

HEIGHT: 8 to 10 feet

WIDTH: 8 to 10 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Low

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers light, sandy, loamy soil but will grow in a range of soil types as long as they are well drained.

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Fragrant flowers

Fast growing

Attracts & benefits birds

Drought tolerant

HARDINESS ZONES: 7-9

Eleagnus is a dense, upright, evergreen shrub that has upright, spineless branches covered with silvery-green foliage and fragrant white flowers in Fall. Excellent plant for a hedge.