Cool Buckthorn Variegated Flower Plant 10+
Common Buckthorn has sub-opposite and Glossy Buckthorn has alternate leaves.
buckthorn variegated flower plant. 2 days agoThe common or European buckthorn stands out with its green apparel. It produces orange berry-like fruit on thorny branches. November 18 2013 Joshua Siskin.
The Italian buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus may be used as a background plant as a hedge or screen as a topiary subject or patio tree on slopes. Variegated Italian buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus Argenteovariegata At long last there is a plant whose character as an evergreen shrub or small tree is unimpeachable. In late spring and early summer small fragrant golden flowers are produced followed by glossy red berries in autumn.
Spring Orange flowers Variegated foliage. The bushes generally produce fruit within three years and reach their maximum production within seven or eight years. Local Roots USDA Zone 7 USDA Zone 8 USDA Zone 9 Exposure.
Rhamnus alaternus Argenteovariegata is a variegated cultivar with silver-green leaves edged with cream. It is dioecious with separate male and female plants. The male produces brownish flowers which produce wind-distributed pollen.
Can be shaped as desired in production and in the landscape USDA Zone 7 - 9 -5F-20C. Foliage interest Deer resistant Drought tolerant Evergreen Heat tolerant. The leaves are a distinct pale silvery-green lanceolate 38 cm 13 in long and less than 7 mm 1 4 in broad.
It thrives on well-drained soils. Common buckthorn is found in oak forests savannas prairies and riparian woods. Autumn brings small white flowers that emit a sweet fragrance.