This is the most common cultivar of the Common Privet from Europe that is planted in the upper Midwest USA. The leaves are probably a lit...Read Moretle shinier than the mother species. The seed was collected in Yugoslavia and introduced to the nursery trade by the Cheyenne Field Station of the US Department of Agriculture.
A nice privacy hedge. Planted as small 1 foot plants, staggered them approx 18 inches apart for a privacy hedge.
For ever...Read Morey 12 inches they grow, cut them back six. By year three, our hedge reached our 4 1/2 foot height fenceline, and retained it's hedge shape, with nice full growth. By year four, we have privacy over five feet in height.
Requires periodic pruning with a hedge trimmer, but responds well. Fast growing, what a nice surprise.
This is the first year we've seen flowers, which have a distinct odor that some people dislike. Doesn't bother us, but it is a strong flower smell.
Our hedge is wedged between our fenceline and our patio, in an area that measures 3 1/2 to 4 feet in width. Great for small yards needing privacy around a patio.
Cheyenne are the less invasive cultivars for zone 5b.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | January 2005 | neutral
This shrub can be used as a specimen plant or as a hedge. It is not as dense as some other varieties, though. It tolerates all but very...Read More wet soil conditions. It grows in a wide range of soil pH values, too. Works well in urban settings. It should be pruned after it flowers in the spring.
This is the most common cultivar of the Common Privet from Europe that is planted in the upper Midwest USA. The leaves are probably a lit...Read More
A nice privacy hedge. Planted as small 1 foot plants, staggered them approx 18 inches apart for a privacy hedge.
For ever...Read More
This shrub can be used as a specimen plant or as a hedge. It is not as dense as some other varieties, though. It tolerates all but very...Read More