Shepherdia argentea

Insignificant yellow flowers bear reddish-orange berries
Attractive silver-green foliage
Forms dense thickets, especially with good access to water
Slow-growing thorny shrub with an upright, mounded growth habit
Bloom Time: May

ZONE:
2

COLOUR:
Yellow

HEIGHT:
200-250 cm

SPREAD:
200-250 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Silver buffaloberry is a xeriscape plant, tolerating extreme drought, cold and alkaline conditions. Shepherdia plants are dioecious (plants are either male or female). Several plants are needed to ensure fruiting.

Additional Notes about Silver Buffaloberry:

Native to Western North America. Ripe fruits are edible but sour tasting.

Characteristics & Attributes

Full Sun

Attracts Birds

Drought Tolerant

SOIL MOISTURE:
Average to Dry Soils
Moist to Average
Well-drained

GROWTH RATE:
Medium

ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Xeriscape
Fruit
Berries

FLOWERING TIME:
Lt. Spr-Sum

HABIT:
Rounded
Clumping

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Silver

LANDSCAPE USES:
Hedge
Woodland/woods edge