Griselinia Littoralis ☼full sun ℃frost tender ★award ✿evergreen
By Paulspond
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19 Feb, 2013
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Preferred common nameNew Zealand broadleaf 'Variegata'
FamilyGriseliniaceae
Griselinia are upright evergreen shrubs with simple, ovate leaves and tiny yellow-green flowers, male and female on separate plants
'Variegata' is an upright evergreen shrub with leathery, bright green ovate leaves to 10cm in length, irregularly margined with creamy-white
Suppliers
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Awards
Award of Garden Merit
How to growSunlight
Full sun Aspect
South-facing or East-facing
Exposed or Sheltered
Cultivation
Grow in light, well-drained fertile soil with protection from cold drying winds. Ideal coastal windbreak in milder climates
Soil
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Sand or Loam
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Hedging/Screens or Wall-side Borders
How to carePruning
Pruning group 9
Pests
Generally pest free
Diseases
May be subject to a leaf spot
CharacteristicsPlant type
Shrub
Habit
Bushy
ResilienceHardiness
H3-4 (intermediate between H3 and H4)
ColourFlower
Green and Yellow in Spring and Summer
Foliage
Green and White in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
SizeUltimate height
1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread
1.5-2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
10-20 years
Comments on this photo
my favorite hedging plant. i grow them at our nursery. spent yesterday weeding and feeding 800 so im a bit griselina'ed out today..lol
20 Feb, 2013
Thanks Hywel - they really grow fast too, really lovely green :)
Hi and thanks Sandra lol sounds fun :D
20 Feb, 2013
Nice one.
22 Feb, 2013
hope it pulls through again :))
22 Feb, 2013
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Griselinia Littoralis
£7.50 at Burncoose -
Griselinia Littoralis 'Dixons Cream'
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Griselinia Littoralis 'Variegata'
£8.50 at Burncoose
A beautiful evergreen shrub. I love the leaves on it.
20 Feb, 2013