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Border Privet (Ligustrum Obtusifolium) 10 seeds

Border Privet (Ligustrum Obtusifolium) 10 seeds
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Border privet is a spreading, deciduous shrub from Japan. It has small, oval to elliptical, dark, glossy green leaves which are fuzzy underneath and are held on graceful, arching and wide-spreading branches. The leaves turn a dull reddish-purple in fall. The shrub has many branches arising from ground level. The fragrant or stinky white flowers are produced midsummer in pyramidal-shaped, branched heads at the ends of the stems. The flowers are followed by many dark purple to black fruits that are attractive to birds.
Border privet is not picky about locations, it grows in full sun to shade and moist to dry soils. It is used in hedges, screens and borders. Prune after flowering. (source: learn2grow.com)
 

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Genus - Ligustrum
Species - Obtusifolium
Common name - Border Privet
Pre-Treatment - Required
Hardiness zones - 4 - 9
Height - 10'-12' / 3.0m - 3.7m
Spread - 10'-15' / 3.0m - 4.6m
Plant type - Shrub
Vegetation type - Deciduous
Exposure - Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
Growth rate - Medium
Soil PH - Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil type - Clay, Loam, Sand
Water requirements - Drought tolerant, average water
Landscape uses - Hedges
Germination rate - 77%
Bloom season - Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Leaf / Flower color - Dark green / White

 

Useful Info
Germination1. Soak seed in running water for 48 hours, drain and stratify.<br /> 2. Place the seeds and store in a cool (ideally +1° to +3°C; not freezing) and moist environment for a period of 40-60 days.<br /> To accomplish this you merely place the seeds in a sealed plastic bag with moistened vermiculite (or sand or even a moistened paper towel) and refrigerate it. Use three times the amount of vermiculite as seeds. It is important to only slightly dampen the vermiculite, as excessive moisture can cause the seeds to grow mouldy in the bag.<br /> 3. After undergoing the recommended period of stratification, the seeds are ready to be removed and sown in the nursery bed for germination. Alternatively, the seed may be sown in small pots filled with moist soil and then the whole thing enclosed inside a plastic bag before placing inside a common refrigerator.<br /> When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. The seed can also be sown in outdoor seed beds in the autumn. You can leave the plants to grow on in the seedbed for up to 4 years before planting them out into their permanent positions in the winter. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 5 - 10cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Very easy. Cuttings of mature wood, 20 - 30cm in a sheltered outdoor bed in November/December. The cuttings can also be placed in site if required. High percentage.