James Roof Garrya Elliptica

The cultivar that i see most often in the trade is garrya elliptica james roof.

James roof garrya elliptica.

Garrya elliptica gets to 10 feet tall in the wild and tends to be taller than wide. The royal horticultural society has given it its prestigious award of garden merit agm. Genus garrya are vigorous evergreen dioecious shrubs with simple leathery leaves and small greenish flowers in pendent catkin like racemes in late winter and early spring details james roof is a large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub with leathery dark green leaves. Hardy to usda zone 8 native to the coast range and near the pacific ocean from southwest oregon to southern california.

Prune immediately after flowering. Garrya elliptica has survived local temperatures in the single digits. Tassels dry and abort the plant by late spring then. Long 20 cm dangling like christmas decorations.

Large shrubs have the appearance of a chandelier. Noted for its long silvery catkins garrya elliptica james roof silk tassel is a large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub clothed in leathery wavy edged dark green leaves. Amazing 1 long silver gray tassels from late fall last through winter. Wavy leaf silk tassel is a beautiful winter blooming evergreen shrub native to the oregon coast from lincoln county south to santa barbara county california.

Garrya elliptica james roof is the most popular variety because its tassels are much longer than the species up to 30cm long and lasting for many weeks making a striking backdrop to other smaller plants. A few male cultivars with especially long tassels are available james roof 30 cm evie 25 cm.