Common name: Silverberry

Description: Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Viveleg' is a robust and vigorous evergreen shrub bearing large, leathery dark green leaves with a distinctive silvery underside. In autumn it produces small but incredibly fragrant white flowers, filling the garden with their sweet exotic scent before the first frosts. This variety is particularly well suited to creating dense, tall hedging and screening where rapid establishment and wind tolerance are priorities. Tough, adaptable, and essentially maintenance-free once established.

Other benefits: fast-growing for tall screens, highly fragrant autumn flowers, very wind tolerant

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

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 3m x 3m

Position: full sun to partial shade

Soil pH: neutral to slightly alkaline; adaptable

Moisture: well-drained; drought tolerant once established

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -15°C