A few male cultivars with especially long tassels are available james roof 30 cm evie 25 cm.
Garrya elliptica james roof silk tassel bush.
Male form with extra long catkins.
Evergreen dark sea green leaves to 8cm 3in long green grey green.
It is an erect bushy evergreen shrub reaching a height of 2 5 m 7 16 ft.
It is native to the coastal ranges in california and oregon but its neat attractive growing habit makes it appealing as a landscape plant.
The catkins tassels are produced in profusion from mid winter through until early spring.
Long 20 cm dangling like christmas decorations.
The best form to choose is male because tassels are longer.
A favourite winter flowering plant is garrya elliptica or silktassel bush.
Once seem in flower you will realise how it gets the common name of silk tassel bush.
Garrya elliptica is an evergreen shrub suited for growing against walls or fences.
Male and female catkins are on separate plants.
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.
It s native to california and oregon and is one of 13 species in the genus garrya.
Description silk tassel bush is a flowering evergreen shrub in the garryaceae family that is known for its showy cascading flowers.
It is commonly used as a hedge and has a moderate to fast growth rate.
Garrya elliptica james roof from burncoose nurseries available online to buy information.
In winter it is lit up by pendant silvery tassel like male catkins 8 in.
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.
Notes on garrya elliptica james roof offers great architectural interest for the back of the border where its long flower tassels look elegant especially when covered in frost lucy summers greenfingers guides.
Flowers male in drooping grey green catkins to 20cm in length.
The long tassels of individual flowers are either male or female but these are on different plants.