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Flowers of New Mexico Privet
Forestiera neomexicana
Also called Desert Olive
Native to New Mexico. Very heat and drought tolerant, although it will go dormant (drop its leaves) in cases of extreme drought.
Blooms appear in early spring before the leaves. Olive-green leaves emerge as the flowers fade; leaves turn bright yellow in fall.
New Mexico Privets are dioecious (meaning a plant is either male or female). I have both a male and female shrub in my yard - both bloom but only the female plant produces the purple berries. These are fast growing shrubs that reach 12-18 feet tall by 12 feet wide. They can be grown into a dense hedge, or pruned to form a small tree.
Flowers of New Mexico Privet
Forestiera neomexicana
Also called Desert Olive
Native to New Mexico. Very heat and drought tolerant, although it will go dormant (drop its leaves) in cases of extreme drought.
Blooms appear in early spring before the leaves. Olive-green leaves emerge as the flowers fade; leaves turn bright yellow in fall.
New Mexico Privets are dioecious (meaning a plant is either male or female). I have both a male and female shrub in my yard - both bloom but only the female plant produces the purple berries. These are fast growing shrubs that reach 12-18 feet tall by 12 feet wide. They can be grown into a dense hedge, or pruned to form a small tree.