James Roof Garrya Elliptica

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.

James roof garrya elliptica.

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. The cultivar that i see most often in the trade is garrya elliptica james roof. 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. Hardy to usda zone 8 native to the coast range and near the pacific ocean from southwest oregon to southern california.

The royal horticultural society has given it its prestigious award of garden merit agm. Tassels dry and abort the plant by late spring then. 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. Large shrubs have the appearance of a chandelier.

Prune immediately after flowering. Garrya elliptica gets to 10 feet tall in the wild and tends to be taller than wide. Flowers male in drooping grey green catkins to 20cm in length. Long 20 cm dangling like christmas decorations.

In winter it is lit up by pendant silvery tassel like male catkins 8 in. Garrya elliptica probably dies more often from too much water rather than too little.