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Oleaster 'Limelight' or Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' to go by its Latin name, makes a delightful evergreen screen. Oleaster 'Limelight' gets its name from the green and yellow variegated foliage which creates a colourful display. Oleaster 'Limelight' produces highly scented flowers in winter and is slower growing than normal Oleaster.
Best Features: Variegated evergreen foliage, winter flowers, year-round interest
Ideal For Hedges: 1-4m high
Growth Rate: Average | 20-40cm a year
Position: Any normal or dry soil, partial shade to sunny, coastal (very good at the coast) and inland exposure, avoid wet sites.
A vibrant evergreen, Oleaster 'Limelight' is admired for its fragrant, small white flowers in winter and yellow centred leaves, margined with green. Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' creates a dense, bushy hedge ideal for privacy screening.
Best uses for Oleaster 'Limelight' hedges
A useful plant for the coast, this Oleaster variety will suit all but cold and wet sites, and is happiest in a shady spot. A fast growing evergreen, Oleaster Limelight makes a great windbreak, noise barrier and quick growing screen whilst providing year round and seasonal interest.
Combine Ebbinge's silverberry 'Limelight' with
We think that your Ebbinge's silverberry 'Limelight' hedge will look its best planted alone although you can plant with other shrubs for hedging to create a tapestry effect.
Growth rate of Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' hedging
Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' has an average growth rate, like most variegated plants. It can achieve approximately 20-40cm pa. Oleaster is perfect for heights up to 4m.
Care advice for Oleaster
Elaeagnus x ebbingei hedges should be pruned to shape in autumn. Please view the best4hedging planting and care instructions in our advice section.
Planting density guidelines for Oleaster 'Limelight' hedge plants
For information on planting density specific to your Oleaster 'Limelight' hedge, please see the product table. In the 'No. Per Metre' column you will find our recommended plant density for each individual plant species and root type.
Elaeagnus x ebbingei hedging plants are available for purchase year round as pot grown plants.
Overall, the majority of our Oleaster 'Limelight' (Ebbinge's silverberry 'Limelight') are grown by our UK experts who are extremely skilled in nursery growing. On the rare occasion that we do source Oleaster from outside of the UK, we endeavour to make certain our suppliers cannot be beaten on quality. At best4hedging we strive to make sure that your Oleaster 'Limelight' plants arrive in the freshest condition and that they are of the highest quality, all whilst maintaining our terrific prices. Rest assured, you can buy Elaeagnus × ebbingei 'Limelight' hedging plants online with complete confidence.
Delivery Time - Please note that delivery times are currently within 7 working days. *Some troughs, trees and premium products may take up to 14 days delivery.
Free Delivery - The majority of orders over the minimum order values shown below are delivered FREE to UK Mainland. Please note, we are unable to deliver to N.I. and the Republic of Ireland. (Exceptions apply - see Delivery Areas)
