The Elaeagnus Limelight (Elaeagnus Ebbingeii Limelight) is an evergreen hedge that is large in size. It is a great hedge for brightening up a shady area, with silvery-looking leaves when young although they change colour when it matures – to an attractive yellow middle, with a green border. Their leaves will retain their silver colouring underneath the leaf, which is also scaly to touch.
They produce scented, silvery flowers in autumn followed by orange, egg shaped fruits in the spring. This plant loves to be planted in shady and coastal areas, and doesn’t mind being exposed to windy areas. The Elaeagnus Limelight prefers soil that is well drained and either loam, chalk or sand. This hedge can grow anywhere between two and a half and four metres high and the same in width, making for an excellent all year privacy hedge also, thanks to being evergreen. They do however take up to ten years to reach their highest point.
It is best to prune it once it has finished producing its fruit, so April and May are perfect for this. Pruning it during the late spring allows it to regrow and establish itself before the frosts arrive in the autumn and winter.
We’d suggest planting this evergreen shrub eighteen to twenty-four inches apart, with it being suitable for hedges of four to eight feet. We have a range of Elaeagnus Limelight plants available in pot form.
For more information on this plant or any of our other hedging plants, contact our specialist team members for more information.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
