Coast Silktassel
Garrya elliptica
Evergreen shrub draped in winter with long, silvery catkins, most dramatic on male plants. Wavy-edged leaves and an easy tolerance of wind and coastal exposure.
- Family
- Garryaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 8–15 ft
- Spacing
- 8–12 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, December
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- CA, OR