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Ligustrum luc. Green Screen / 3.0 - Litre Container / 25-30Cm
Ligustrum lucidum 'Green Screen'
Confirmed format: 3 Litre Pot • approx. 30cm supplied height
Plant Highlights: Dense evergreen foliage • Naturally upright habit for screening • Responds well to clipping • Excellent for hedging or privacy planting • Year-round structure
Overview
Ligustrum lucidum 'Green Screen' is a compact, upright evergreen shrub selected for creating dense, year-round screening. Its glossy deep green leaves form a neat, leafy framework that responds well to regular trimming, making it an excellent choice for formal hedging, boundary planting or creating privacy in smaller gardens. Its naturally upright growth means it establishes an effective screen while taking up relatively little ground space. Whether planted as a hedge or used as an individual specimen, it provides reliable evergreen structure throughout the year.
Why We Love It
Its glossy deep green foliage and naturally upright habit make it a reliable choice for neat, space-efficient screening and year-round garden structure.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Ligustrum lucidum 'Green Screen' |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Evergreen shrub |
| Foliage | Glossy deep green |
| Position | Full sun or partial shade |
| Soil | Fertile, well-drained soil |
| Growth Habit | Upright, dense |
| Best Uses | Hedging, screening, privacy planting, garden boundaries |
| Mature Height | 2.5–4m |
| Mature Spread | 1–2m |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). |
Growing Guide
| Position & Soil | Plant in fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny or partially shaded position. |
|---|---|
| Watering | Water regularly during the first growing season while the root system establishes, particularly during prolonged dry periods. Once established, this shrub is relatively tolerant of short dry spells but performs best with consistent moisture in free-draining soil. |
| Feeding & Mulching | Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring and mulch around the base to help retain soil moisture and suppress weeds, keeping mulch clear of the stem. |
| Pruning | Trim once or twice during the growing season to maintain a dense, tidy shape. Light, regular clipping encourages bushier growth and produces an attractive, formal finish when used as a hedge. |
Perfect For
- Formal hedging
- Privacy screening
- Garden boundaries
- Year-round evergreen structure
Good to Know
- Grown primarily for its evergreen foliage and screening ability.
- Well suited to creating privacy, defining boundaries and providing a green backdrop for flowering plants throughout the year.
Product Information
| Container Size | 3-Litre Container |
|---|---|
| Supplied Height | 25–30cm |
| Plant Habit | Evergreen shrub with an upright, dense habit |
| Primary Use | Hedging, screening and year-round garden structure |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Free draining· Average
- Mature size
- 4.0m high· 2.0m wide
- Foliage
- evergreen
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