James Roof Garrya Elliptica

Garrya elliptica gets to 10 feet tall in the wild and tends to be taller than wide.

James roof garrya elliptica.

The royal horticultural society has given it its prestigious award of garden merit agm. In winter it is lit up by pendant silvery tassel like male catkins 8 in. Tassels dry and abort the plant by late spring then. 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.

Garrya elliptica probably dies more often from too much water rather than too little. A few male cultivars with especially long tassels are available james roof 30 cm evie 25 cm. 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.

Garrya elliptica has survived local temperatures in the single digits. Prune immediately after flowering. Large shrubs have the appearance of a chandelier. Long 20 cm dangling like christmas decorations.

Flowers male in drooping grey green catkins to 20cm in length. 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.