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Oleaceae
False olive
Phillyrea angustifolia
Also known as Bastard olive, Phillyrea angustifolia subsp. marotii, Elaeagnus, Mock olive
Native Plants · Mediterranean · Evergreen Shrub · Hedge · Drought Tolerant · Oleaceae · Wildlife Garden · Ornamental · Coastal · Windbreak · Low Maintenance
False olive is a tough, drought-adaptable evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean region that thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Once established, it requires very little supplemental watering and tolerates poor, rocky soils with ease. It makes an excellent low-maintenance hedge or specimen shrub in warm temperate gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, France, Italy, Krym, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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