🫐 Seaberry (Sea Buckthorn)
Hippophae rhamnoides
berries
deciduous shrub
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
low (very drought-tolerant)
🗺️ Zones
[3,4,5,6,7,8]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, sandy, tolerates poor
📏 Spacing
3-5 ft
📐 Height
6-15 ft
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (3)
Nutrient accumulator; potassium for sea buckthorn's heavy berry production
🤝 buffalo berry
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
🤝 elaeagnus (silverberry/goumi)
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (0)
No known enemies listed.
📝 Growing Notes
The omega-7 powerhouse. Bright orange berries that taste like sour passionfruit-citrus candy. Fixes nitrogen in poor soil. The berries cling to thorny branches , harvesting is like picking grapes from a rose bush. Used in space , cosmonauts took sea buckthorn as a radiation-protective supplement.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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