Olive Martini Elaeagnus

Olive Martini Elaeagnus brings bold evergreen structure and bright variegated color to the landscape, making it a standout choice for privacy hedges, sunny borders, and large foundation backdrops. This handsome olive martini plant from the Southern Living Plant Collection features emerald green leaves edged in golden yellow, with silvery new growth that gives the shrub a soft shimmer before maturing into its signature two-tone foliage.

This variegated Elaeagnus is made for homeowners who want more than a plain green screen. It grows quickly into a dense, substantial shrub that helps create privacy, soften fences, frame outdoor seating areas, and bring year-round color to open spaces. Use Elaeagnus for privacy along property lines, driveways, patios, pool areas, and backyard boundaries where you want an evergreen hedge with a little more personality.

Also called the Olive Martini bush, this evergreen shrub matures to approximately 10–15 feet tall and 10–15 feet wide, giving it the size and presence needed for screening. Its upright, full habit works beautifully as a hedge, specimen, large border shrub, or colorful evergreen anchor in a mixed landscape bed.

Once established, Olive Martini Elaeagnus is drought-tolerant, heat tolerant, and disease tolerant, making it a practical choice for warm Southern landscapes. Plant it in full sun to part shade and give it room to grow. In return, it will provide a polished, colorful backdrop that keeps the landscape looking finished through every season.