sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 12 feet tall8 to 12 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow green (female)brown (male)
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 8 to 12 feet tall and wide, so give it room. The female plants bear yellow green flowers and the male plants bear brown ones.
Pairs well with Japanese spirea, Shrub rose, Cheerfulness daffodil, and Maltese cross.
Native range
Central and western Asia and Europe.