SEEDS OF EUROPEAN PRIVET - LIGUSTRUM VULGARE
Ornamental shrub for hedges, landscaping and pots. Bonsai. Very useful in decoration, gardening and for bonsai. Its leaves are used as a dye. Moreover it feeds insects.
Semi-evergreen shrub growing up to 3m with dark green leaves and black bitter non edible berries.
Prefers chalky and cool soils.
Remove the skin of the berries and then sow directly the cleaned seeds. To obtain a more regular and faster germination stratify in cold the seeds for 30-60 days before the sowing. It is possible to use a sowing substrate for potting or soil from the garden together with a sowing substrate if the sowing is made directly into the garden. The substrate must be wet but not soggy until the germination is completed.
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| Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Mammals |
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| Average germination (%) | 60 |
| Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
| Flower colour | White |
| Foliage | Semi-evergreen |
| Fragrant | Flower |
| Fruit color | Black |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
| Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Bonsai, Game-covers, Gardening, Hedge, Honey producing plant, Low hedge, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Restoration, Screen, Urban garden, Wild garden |
| Seeds per gram | 50 |
| Soil - Moisture | Moist |
| Soil - Ph | Neutral to acid |
| Soil - Type | Chalk, Potting mix |
| Stratification | Yes |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
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