| Scientific Name: | Elaeagnus x ebbingei |
| Common Name: | elaeagnus, Ebbinge's silverberry |
| Family Name: | Elaeagnaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Spreading |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Round |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Fall interest, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Sheared hedge, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Winter interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pinnate venation, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Entire, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Flowers clustered, White, Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Achene, Drupe, Edible, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, (Accessory tissue), Orange, Red, Apr |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, 7-10cm long x 3-6cm wide, leathery, minute, young leaves with silvery-brown scales, maturing dark green or with yellow margins (E. 'Gilt Edge'); flowers silvery-white, sweet scent, late fall; fruit silver spotted oval drupe, that may ripen red-orange by April. | |