European Privet
Formats
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.
Use
Balcony & Courtyard, Bonsai, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Screen, Restoration, Hedge, Low hedge, Game-covers
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Description
Ornamental, hedges, honey, valuable for wildlife habitat, medicinal.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White |
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| Flowering period | July, August, September, Summer |
| Fruit colour | Black |
| Fragrant | Flower |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Semi-evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Common name | LIGUSTRUM VULGARE - European Privet |
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| Wildlife | Bees, Mammals |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | January, February, March, April, May, December, Spring, Winter |
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| Stratification | Yes |
| Average germination (%) | 60 |
| Seeds per gram | 50 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Bonsai, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Screen, Restoration, Hedge, Low hedge, Game-covers |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Neutral to acid |
| Soil type | Chalk, Potting mix |
| Soil moisture | Moist |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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