Do you know that these plants are referred to as hedge plants? Lets understand the use and advantages of these plants. The hedging plant serves as a dividing line or wall between the two types of vegetables.
These plants offer protection from strong winds and give you much-needed privacy, among their many other advantages. Two kinds of hedge plants exist, one that is limited to producing leaves and the other that is a flowering hedge that almost always draws attention.
The monsoon season is ideal for growing hedge plants. However, you can purchase artificial plants to adorn your garden and hide the walls if you're not into gardening. Decor fans will love these plants.
Some of the hedge and fence plants listed below will help you add even more beauty and appeal to your kitchen garden with their lovely foliage and floral arrangements.
Carissa Carandas
Often called Karvanda in Marathi, this is a popular living fence plant that is favoured for its tough, prickly stems that act as windbreaks and offer protection from cattle. Depending on the amount of sunshine and available space, it can reach heights of 7 to 10 feet and spread similarly or more widely. It can even climb up huge trees, other shrubs, fences, or rooftops. It attracts bees and other useful creatures with its fragrant flowers and thick foliage.
Mehendi Tree
Known locally as "henna," it is a widespread hedge plant found in India's dry and wet climate zones. It is a vigorously growing shrub ( 6 to 20 ft high), forms a dense hedge and is usually planted along with mulberry, cacti or jatropha. It grows well in both dry and damp regions, although it needs irrigation if planted in dry or silty soils. It is preferred for fencing due to lesser maintenance and the capacity to resist both high and low soil moisture. Wet soil cannot be tolerated.
Vitex Negundo
Large and aromatic, Vitex negundo has long been a favourite because of its adaptability to all environments and tolerance to harsh weather. It can reach heights of seven to twenty-five feet or more, growing into a dense hedge. Being evergreen, it keeps the majority of its leaves even in the driest months. Here in India, it is the most popular live fence shrub for defining boundaries around fields and plantations because it is extremely repulsive to cattle.
Jatropha Curcas
This perennial shrub, with soft evergreen woods, can reach a height of 20 feet and is found in tropical and subtropical regions. Because it is extremely indigestible to goats and calves, it is planted alongside other plants to protect livestock along the boundaries of fields and dwellings. It grows quickly and is easily replicated from seeds or cuttings. It grows well without human assistance, is resistant to drought, and is adaptable to a variety of soil types and temperatures. To serve as a live fence, it is clipped and looped or woven into the appropriate heights.
Clerodendrum Inermis
Clerodendrum Inermis is the perfect decorative and protective plant since it gives your home's walls a captivating appearance. This plant has lovely glossy green leaves that are quite appealing. These bushes also don't draw snakes, which leaves an unpleasant smell behind. Typically, it takes these hedge plants nearly two years to mature.
Golden Cypress
This one's for you if you are impatient and can't wait for the plant to grow soon. A little, quickly-growing hedge plant that will breathe new life into your outdoor space. It is simple to grow these plants both indoors and outdoors.
Red Tecoma
Tecoma Capensis, often known as Red Tecoma, is a native of southern Africa and a member of the flower family Bignoniaceae. The height of their shrub ranges from 2 to 7 meters. This plant is also a popular choice for a hedge because its leaves are evergreen, and it produces a cluster of orange flowers.
Duranta Erecta
A large, multi-stemmed shrub with the fastest growth rate makes an excellent backdrop for planting and living hedges. This plant produces lovely pale blue blooms in the summer that draw butterflies. A profusion of golden orange berries follows the flowers.
Lantana
The lovely lantana species nearly always have orange, yellow, white, and pink blossoms. They enjoy the sun's bushy growth and disposition. Its tendency to blossom again and its love of the sun make it one of the best hedge plants for fencing.