Botanical Name: Common Names:
Garrya elliptica Silk Tassel Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Small evergreen tree or large shrub with green wavy leaves that have grey undersides and long grey-green catkins in Winter and Spring. Great to use as a informal hedge or in coastal gardens. Grows approx. 2-4m tall x 2-4m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers a part-shade position in a well-drained soil.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Garryaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Green
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: TBA
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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