Description
Create a lush privacy screen or formal hedge with Nantucket Privet, a fast-growing shrub valued for its dense branching and adaptability. This vigorous privet produces fragrant white flowers in spring, followed by glossy dark green leaves with lighter yellow-green undersides that provide a full, attractive appearance throughout the growing season. Reaching 10 to 15 feet tall and wide, it responds exceptionally well to pruning, making it easy to maintain as a neatly clipped hedge or allow to grow naturally as a large screening shrub.
Nantucket Privet thrives in full sun and well-draining soil and tolerates a wide range of growing conditions, including challenging soils. Hardy in Zones 5 to 9, it is an excellent choice for foundation plantings, property borders, mass plantings, or privacy screens. Its rapid growth and low-maintenance nature make it a dependable landscape shrub for both residential and commercial settings.
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Each plant comes in a #7 (7 gallon) growers container. The image shown represents an example of what you may receive. Please note that the height, shape, and fullness of each plant may vary due to natural growth patterns. Rest assured, we will select the healthiest and most vibrant plant for you.
Plant Specs:
Botanical Name: Ligustrum ovalifolium
Light: full sun
Watering: regular watering
Soil: well draining soil
Zone: 5 – 9
Plant Shape: upright mounded
Plant Type: dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub
Mature Size: height (10-15'), width (10-15')
Blooming Season: Spring
Growth Rate: fast
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