Ligustrum japonicum Green Century - Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum Green Century - Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum Green Century - Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum Green Century
Japanese Privet
Hello, Easy to grow on paper, but I had a lot of difficulty with 9 planted, 3 withered! Not so simple.
Tony, 09/10/2024
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Description
The Ligustrum japonicum 'Green Century' is another variety of elegant Japanese privet, well adapted to small spaces, which usually requires no pruning. This bush is interesting for its moderate development, its compact and upright habit, and its excellent hardiness. It's also adorned with pretty evergreen leaves that are particularly vibrant in colour. To all these qualities is added a fragrant cream-white flowering that attracts many foraging insects and animates the garden in summer. It grows as easily as the boxwood to which it can easily substitute, in all its uses.
The Ligustrum japonicum is an evergreen bush of the oleaceae family native to Korea and Japan. 'Green Century' is a Belgian horticultural variety that stands out for its cold resistance, its smaller development, and its more upright habit. The plant tends to develop almost vertical branches that limit its spread. It will reach about 1.75m (5 ft 8 in) in height and 1.50m (4 ft 11 in) in width after several years. Its branches bear leaves arranged in an opposite manner throughout the year. They are entire, ovate with a pointed tip, shiny and dark green when mature, and measure 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in) long. In the spring, the young leaves are a lighter green, contrasting nicely with the older foliage. Flowering occurs in July-August. It takes the form of conical clusters of 10 to 12cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long at the ends of the branches. Each inflorescence contains dozens of small, creamy white, honey-scented flowers. They give way to berries of a blackish-purple colour, provided the bush is not pruned. All parts of the privet are toxic if ingested.
The Ligustrum japonicum 'Green Century', discreet but elegant and decorative all year round, can be used in many ways: as a hedge, standalone, in a shrub collection or even in a pot. Its moderate growth spares the gardener any pruning, even when it is installed in a boundary hedge. Withstanding pruning well, it lends itself wonderfully to the art of topiary, and can perfectly replace the boxwood. Also pair it with other easy-to-live-with bushes, for example evergreen viburnums, Abelias, Aucuba, or Berberis.
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Ligustrum
japonicum
Green Century
Oleaceae
Japanese Privet
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The Ligustrum japonicum 'Green Century' is planted in spring or autumn with a spacing of 80cm (31.5 in) for hedges. Dig a hole twice and a half the pot size, loosen the bottom and place a large handful of horticultural compost or mix slow-release fertilizer with loose soil. Water well, especially in the first summers, mulch the soil to keep it fresh and halve the branches to provoke the start of new shoots. Then each year, prune half the new shoots to properly ramify your hedge. This bush is not very demanding in terms of soil, it will even adapt in poor and chalky soil if cared for. Once well established, it completely does without watering in summer in the vast majority of contexts. Privets are quite resistant to parasitic pests and diseases. However, they can be affected by weevil larvae or caterpillars.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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