Top 10 most common hedge plants

Berberis rubrum

The purple-leaved barberry has many branches, and the purple-red leaves are alternate, diamond-shaped or obovate, with umbels and yellow-white flowers. The berries are oblong and turn red when ripe. It likes a warm and humid growing environment. It is relatively cold-resistant, but avoids excessive moisture and is resistant to pruning. The propagation method can be sowing or cutting. Suitable for large color blocks in gardens.

Ligustrum lucidum

Ligustrum lucidum has many branches and its opposite leaves are oval. When there is sufficient sunlight, the leaves are golden yellow, and in semi-shade, they are yellow-green. It has small white flowers.

Ligustrum microphylla

The branches of Ligustrum lucidum are spread out, the leaves are oval or round, and the flowers are fragrant. The fruit is purple-black. It is relatively resistant to cold and shade, and pruning, can be sown and propagated, and has a powerful effect on greening the environment.

Platycladus orientalis

The fruits and seeds of Platycladus orientalis are approximately oval. It likes sunshine, has a certain tolerance to shade, is relatively cold-resistant, and has a wide range of soil selectivity. Resistant to pruning.

Juniper (also called juniper)

The bark color of the juniper is very distinctive, and the fruit is spherical. It blooms in late April and the fruit matures in October to November of the following year. It likes sunlight and has strong shade tolerance. And it is cold-resistant and heat-resistant. Both sowing and cuttings are possible.

Rose

Rose flowers are ornamental, mostly purple or white, fragrant, and bloom from April to July. It has strong adaptability, is drought-resistant, cold-resistant, but not water-resistant. It likes an environment with plenty of sunlight, grows quickly and is very easy to manage.

Euonymus japonicus

The branches and leaves of the large-leaf boxwood are opposite and dense, and can be pruned and shaped. The leaves are dark green and oval in shape, the flowers are green and white, and the fruits are red. It matures from September to October and can be planted in general soil. It is usually propagated by cuttings, but can also be sown. It likes light, tolerates shade, grows slowly and has slightly poor cold resistance.

Forsythia

Forsythia blooms from March to May, and has a light fragrance when it blooms. The golden branches are very beautiful and suitable for roadside planting. Because the roots are relatively developed, it can be planted as a flower hedge or embankment protection tree.

Buxus microphylla

The small-leaf boxwood has four simple leaves in pairs, dense branches and foliage, and prismatic leaves. It prefers a warm and humid climate and loose, fertile soil. Suitable for frequent pruning, but afraid of moisture. The propagation method is sowing or cuttings.

Purple spike

Amorpha fruticosa is a deciduous shrub with thick branches that grow upward and small oval leaves. It blooms from May to June. Relatively cold and drought tolerant.