Common name: Silverberry

Description: Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Maryline' is an attractive variegated evergreen shrub with broadly cream-margined, green and silver leaves that provide year-round brightness in the garden. Like other Elaeagnus, it produces delightfully fragrant small white flowers in autumn that fill the surrounding area with a sweet, rich perfume. An excellent choice for hedging, screening, or as a specimen shrub, it is robust, fast-growing, and highly tolerant of wind, coastal exposure, and dry conditions.

Other benefits: year-round variegated foliage, fragrant autumn flowers, excellent for hedging and screening

Wildlife attraction: bees attracted to the fragrant flowers; birds eat the berries

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 2.5m x 2.5m

Position: full sun to partial shade; best colour in sun

Soil pH: neutral to slightly alkaline

Moisture: well-drained; drought tolerant once established

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -15°C