Wavy Leaf Ligustrum Planting
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Wavy leaf ligustrum planting. Plant dwarf ligustrum curly leaf privet 3 feet apart for privacy. Plant howardi and wavy leaf privet about 4 5 feet apart for a privacy hedge and 7 8 feet apart for showcasing individual plants. Before planting be sure to choose the best location for your wavy leaf ligustrum. They are grown effectively as.
The wavy leaf privet grows rapidly to around 8 feet tall the perfect size for a background planting a hedge or a screen. The berries produced by this plant are toxic. This is an evergreen shrub with a compact growth habit to 10 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide. If you want to make a low privet hedge with sunshine ligustrum plant about 3 feet apart.
It has lustrous dark green evergreen foliage that makes this plant a great use for foundation planting as a privacy screen as a hedge or even for planting in a container. Waxleaf privet ligustrum japonicum texanum is a lower growing cultivar of japanese privet ligustrum japonicum that grows in u s. Karen russ 2007 hgic clemson extension mature height spread. Also known as privets ligustrum grow in warmer planting zones 7 to 10.
This condition promotes disease. Ligustrum are extremely adaptable to just about any soil. The roughly 50 species of rapidly growing evergreen shrubs or small trees in the genus ligustrum commonly called privets are native to east asia and malaysia. The planting bed should be moist from rainfall or irrigation but not wet or soggy.
The foliage is 2 to 4 inches long and rather leathery. Also known as privets ligustrum grow in warmer planting zones 7 to 10. However avoid areas with standing water or constantly saturated soil. This condition promotes disease.
This plant has a somewhat more open growth habit than the rest of the species and is hardier than the rest of the species. Wavy edged leaves of recurvifolium japanese privet ligustrum japonicum recurvifolium. Ligustrum are extremely adaptable to just about any soil. Plant in full to partial sun.
Thoroughly water container grown wax leaf ligustrum the day before planting. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 11. However avoid areas with standing water or constantly saturated soil. Commonly called recurve or wavy leaf ligustrum ligustrum japonicum recurvifolium is a tough and adaptable fast growing evergreen flowering shrub which makes an excellent hedge as low as 5 feet or lower branches can be removed to form a very attractive small tree.
It naturally grows dense and full without a lot of trimming making a great specimen for planting in a lawn or even in a large pot as a container plant.