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Variegated Dogwood vs Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)

Hippophae rhamnoides Orange Energy

Cornus alba argenteo-marginata

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female)
Variegated Dogwood

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn is a female variety known for its large yields of yellowish orange berries that ripen in September. The berries are juicy with a pleasant tart flavour. They have a high sugar content and are often sought after for their vitamin C concentration. Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn requires a male pollinizer to set fruit.

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn has moderately thorny branches and other well-known features of Sea Buckthorn plants. These include silvery green foliage and nitrogen-fixing capabilities, which improves the surrounding soil.

Sea Buckthorn plants have male and female flowers occurring on different plants, a male pollinizer is required for fruit production. Can be paired with Lord Sea Buckthorn which is a male variety.

Variegated Dogwood is a small shrub that is often used in the first row of a shelterbelt, as a hedge, or for soil stabilization projects. It has the same distinctive red bark, white flowers, and berries as Red Osier Dogwood.

The key difference between the two is the leaves. Where Red Osier's leaves are green throughout, Variegated Dogwood has a white outline around each leaf, giving this shrub a distinctive look.

Orange Energy Sea Buckthorn (Female) Quick Facts

Variegated Dogwood Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Height: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: variegated white edges
Berries: small, light orange, edible
Harvest: mid to late September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: orange energy sea berry, orange energy seaberry, orange energy seabuckthorn
Other Names: tatarian dogwood