Rhamnus alaternus

Name: Rhamnus alaternus
Brand: BotanicalDryGarden
Price: 16.00 EUR
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Rhamnus alaternus, commonly known as Italian buckthorn (or, more rarely, lantern buckthorn), is an evergreen shrub that is very widespread along the Italian coast as a native plant.

It is a very hardy plant, capable of developing a particularly robust and deep root system and adapting to many difficult conditions: it tolerates all types of soil and also withstands salt spray and drought well (making it ideal for a coastal garden). Thanks to all these qualities, Italian buckthorn is a valuable plant from a forestry perspective, as it is often used as a pioneer species to reforest areas severely affected by fires.

Features

In addition to its exceptional hardiness, Rhamnus alaternus is also an excellent ornamental plant. It works very well both in hedges and as a specimen plant. Its clusters of yellow-green flowers, although not very showy, are early and highly fragrant: the Alaterno is the perfect honey-producing plant to fill your garden with sweet fragrances as early as the end of winter. Be careful, though: the attractive red berries that follow the flowering are not edible.

As early as the end of winter, between February and April, it produces clusters of yellow-green flowers that are inconspicuous but early and highly fragrant; these are followed by inedible red berries.

Very adaptable, it grows in full sun, partial shade or shade and tolerates all types of soil. Extremely hardy, it withstands drought and salt and cold down to -10 °C, suitable for hedges and coastal gardens.

Shipping

Italy: delivery within 48/72 hours of shipping.
International: delivery within a maximum of 5 days.
We ship from Monday to Wednesday: so that the plants only travel on weekdays and do not sit in the courier's warehouses over the weekend. Orders received from Thursday to Sunday will be shipped the following Monday.
Packaging designed for live plants, to ensure they arrive in good condition.

When you receive the delivery or hold-for-collection notice, please collect the package as soon as possible: plants suffer if they remain closed in the box for too long.

Returns and damaged plants

Right of withdrawal within 14 days of receipt, as provided for by the Consumer Code. The product must be returned intact and in its original packaging; return shipping costs are borne by the customer.
Plant arrived damaged? Please let us know within 7 days of receipt, with a few photos of the plant and the packaging: we will assess a replacement or refund together.

All the details are in the Terms of Sale and the withdrawal form. If you have any questions, write to us.

Rhamnus alaternus

€16,00

WHAT MAKES OUR PLANTS DIFFERENT

Long anti-spiraling vases

A traditional lawn is a fragile monoculture: it drinks thousands of liters of water every summer, needs mowing every week, and turns yellow as soon as you neglect it. An alternative lawn turns this logic on its head: instead of grasses, we use Mediterranean groundcovers selected in our nursery—low, dense, and hardy plants, born for hot and dry climates.

The result is a green, walkable carpet that blooms for months, withstands drought, salt spray, and frost, and reduces watering and maintenance by 80%. It is not an aesthetic compromise: it is a more beautiful, more vibrant lawn that is more honest with the environment.