Chinese Privet

Firethorn

About Chinese Privet and Firethorn

Chinese Privet

Firethorn

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Ligustrum sinense concavum, Ligustrum sinense coryanum, Ligustrum sinense dissimile

Pyracantha ‘Soleil d’Or’ (Firethorn) Pyracantha ‘Red Column’ (Firethorn) Pyracantha ‘Mohave’ (Firethorn). Pyrancantha ‘Firelight’ Pyracantha ‘Golden Charmer’

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

gardens, Shaded sites, Shady Edge, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-106-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Blue, Black

Red, Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Dark Green, Brown, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize just before the growing season begins

General garden fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Moth

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ligustrum sinense

PYRACANTHA 'Fiery Cascade'

7.2 Common Name

Chinese privet

firethorn, scarlet firethorn

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chinese privet

firethorn

7.2.2 In German

Chinesischer Liguster

firethorn

7.2.3 In French

Chinese privet

firethorn

7.2.4 In Spanish

aligustrina, ligustrina, ligustrín, o aligustre

firethorn

7.2.5 In Greek

Κινέζοι privet

firethorn

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Ligustrina

firethorn

7.2.7 In Polish

Chiński ligustr

firethorn

7.2.8 In Latin

Chinese privet

Pyracanthae Atalantioidis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Oleaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Ligustrum

Pyracantha

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Oleeae

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

507

1 27800

Properties of Chinese Privet and Firethorn

Wondering what are the properties of Chinese Privet and Firethorn? We provide you with everything About Chinese Privet and Firethorn. Chinese Privet doesn't have thorns and Firethorn doesn't have thorns. Also Chinese Privet does not have fragrant flowers. Chinese Privet has allergic reactions like Not Available and Firethorn has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Chinese Privet and Firethorn and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinese Privet and Firethorn

Season and care of Chinese Privet and Firethorn is important to know. While considering everything about Chinese Privet and Firethorn Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinese Privet season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Firethorn season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Chinese Privet is Loam, Sand and for Firethorn is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chinese Privet is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Firethorn is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Chinese Privet and Firethorn Physical Information

Chinese Privet and Firethorn physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Privet height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Firethorn height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Privet and Firethorn are as follows:

Chinese Privet flower color: White
Chinese Privet leaf color: Dark Green
Firethorn flower color: White and Ivory
Firethorn leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Chinese Privet and Firethorn

Care of Chinese Privet and Firethorn include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinese Privet pruning is done Prune in spring and Firethorn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Chinese Privet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firethorn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.