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Areas of origin:
Western Europe as far as Germany.
Adult dimensions: Height up to 2.5 metres (8,2') , width up to
1.5 metres (4,9').
Foliage: Evergreen.
Soil type: Not too wet. Dislikes lime.
Hardiness: Hardy tolerant to -17°C.
Exposure: Full sun. |
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Characteristics
and uses:
Abundant fragrant flowers of golden yellow from April to May.
This shrub is covered in spines and is therefore good in
protective hedging as it is quickly impenetrable. It is also
good within a rock garden or on a sunny bank.
Other plants used for hedges compositions :
Abelia grandiflora, beautiful pinkish white blossom throughout summer
Box Leaved Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida), beautiful foliage reminiscent of
the box tree, ideal in low hedges
Common Box (Buxus sempervirens), shiny green foliage, long life expectancy,
ideal in low hedges
Common Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'), bright green foliage,
white blossom in clusters, dislikes chalky soil
Common Yew (Taxus baccata), dark green foliage, toxic red berries and
foliage
Dwarf Japanese mock orange, height up to 1m. White flowers, with the fragrance of orange blossom, dark bright green foliage, hardy to -10°C
Eleagnus ebbingei (Elaeagnus ebbingei), extremely fragrant white flowers
from September through to December, silvery green foliage
Escallonia 'Iveyi'), fragrant white blossom from July through to September,
hardy to -10°C
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), extremely beautiful marcescent foliage
Japanese Mock Orange (Pittosporum tobira), white flowers, with the
fragrance of orange blossom, dark bright green foliage, hardy to -10°C
Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus), evergreen foliage, white blossom from November
through to April
Lawson Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana),
conical shape and dense foliage, its bark smells like citronella, dislikes
chalky soil
Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii), rapid growth, extremely hardy
Oval Leaved Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium), white flowers in July, in
panicle, semi-evergreen foliage, hardy to -30°C
Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin', juvenile red shoots, white umbrella shaped
blossom in spring, dislikes chalky soil and harsh frosts
Portugal Laurel (Prunus lusitanica), white blossom in June, shiny green
foliage
Red Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii 'atropurpurea'), crimson foliage
and yellow flowers with hints of red in the spring, ideal in protective hedges,
deciduous |
