Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum
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Michael Dirr Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum
Michael Dirr
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum (click for large image)
Border Privet var. regelianum 		Common Names:
  • Border Privet var. regelianum
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 7

Dirr says: "The species and variety regelianum are my favorite privets for northern climates. They rarely appear in southern gardens."

Growth:

  Range: Grows to 5'.
Dirr says: "Is low (4 to 5') with horizontally spreading branches and leaves regularly spaced in a flat plane, give this plant a unique appearance"

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Summer
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green and green in the summer and brown and purple in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Blue, Brown
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a container plant.
Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "Extensively used in highway plantings, mass plantings, on banks and other large areas."

Other:

  Is Salt Tolerant
Is Urban Tolerant
 
Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAlsip, ILAthens, MI
Augusta, MIBaltimore, MDBangor, MI
Battle Creek, MIBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronxville, NYBrookhaven, NYCanton, MI
Channahon, ILCharlottesville, VAChicago Heights, IL
Chicago Ridge, ILChicago, ILCicero, IL
Cleveland, OHCoal City, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYCrete, IL
Detroit, MIDewitt, MIDimondale, MI
Dolton, ILDorset, OHEagle, MI
East Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlushing, NY
Forest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NY
Glen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MIGreenlawn, NY
Gwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MI
Harrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NYHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MILakewood, OH
Landisburg, PALawn, PALeasburg, NC
Lebanon, PALemoyne, PALewistown, PA
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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