Ligustrum Good Vibrations® 'NCLX1'
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Good Vibrations is a deciduous sterile cultivar of Japanese privet bred by Dr. Thomas Ramsey of NCSU. It was bred to grow only 3 to 4 feet tall and wide with a dense upright growth habit.
Grow Good Vibrations in partial shade to full sun in average, well-drained, moist garden soil. It is slow-growing and needs little pruning.
The vivid, variegated spring leaves have green centers and yellow-to-white surrounding edges that hold their color all season. The shrub does not produce flowers.
Use Good Vibrations in a container, as a hedge or as a specimen. It could also be used as a foundation plant or in the border of an English or cottage garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Problems: No significant problems.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ligustrum
- Family:
- Oleaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No fruit
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- White
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Vivid variegated leaves with green centers and white and gole margins
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
