Taxon

Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver'

Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver' - oleaster 'Quicksilver'
Image: Richards, Simon - NBGW
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Common name: oleaster 'Quicksilver'
Family: Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster)
Distribution: Gardd/Garden
Hardiness: (H5) Hardy-cold winter. -15 to -10°C (USDA 7b/8a)
Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub • Llwyn collddail
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Elaeagnus (el-ee-AG-nus): Derived from the Greek elaia- (olive) and -agnos (pure) possibly referring to the fruit.
Blodau Persawrus / Fragrant Flower: fragrant flower
Description: A large, deciduous, suckering shrub with silvery shoots, silvery-scaly, ovate leaves and small, fragrant creamy-yellow flowers from silvery buds in summer.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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