is this the right hedge plant? pictures

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it is about 40cm height, I hope it can growing to about 1.8m, but it looks grow super slow, is it wrong plant for my need? it is for front garden, which plant do you recommend? thanks

It looks like an Euonymus. There are several different varieties but the silver ones don't seem to get to the height you want.

I can't recommend a plant - there are too many to choose from! Have a look at this website for ideas.

It is a Euonymous and it's not going to reach 1.8m I'm afraid. It would get taller growing up against a wall or fence but you wouldn't be able to erect one greater than 1m without getting planning permission (if you can have any boundary at all on your estate?)

Beech hedging is lovely.

You can get varieties of euonymus that grow to the height you want, just not that one. I think the green/yellow one is more vigorous, but it will take its time to grow that big. Plus point is that it won't need cutting all that often.

That looks lovely -it’s possibly taken years to get to that stage. Perhaps you could put a low fence up the middle and it would grow up it a bit - but def not over a metre.

Try Portuguese Laurel, it's a great hedging plant, grows quickly and always looks healthy as long as it's cut late spring.

That won't make 1.8m!!
Stick in a beech or a hornbeam hedge

Thanks

Thanks, I googled it seemed the law don't limit plant a hedge, but I will email my local council to confirm.

Agree, this one is super slow growing

Thanks, Beech hedge has different type?

Thanks, which one is better? It seemed there are companies selling the 1.8m height hedge straight away

Go for a mixed native hedge with some evergreen varieties for winter cover. Hedges direct is a good place to look.

thanks, mixed native hedge? please could you give some details?

I've got an accidental 6ft euonymus 'green and gold' on part of my fence, behind a bush which decided to spread back and up.

If you like the look of euonymus but want a hedge, maybe golden privet might work?

I planted a Cronus hedge and I love it, planted as bare sticks, now really bushy and lovely. In winter has red stems in summer has flowers

Usually the bigger the leaf the faster the hedge will grow. Look at hedges round you at the height and see if there's anything you like.
Beech, Laurel, hawthorn, privet all make great hedges but very different from each other.

Is that a typo for Cornus? There are a lot of different types, mine are not at all hedgelike.

Yes I meant Cornus (dogwood) it makes a lovely hedge , it is an internal hedge if you like, screening an area off and needs shaping /taming . Then in winter stems are gorgeous. I'll try and do pic

Mixed native hedges are great but being mixed grow at different rates and in different ways. Ok if not restricted for space around it.

To get useful recommendations you'll need to tell us where you are (recommendsations for Shetland are no good for Dubai, and vice versa). And what you want the hedge to do. Do you want it to give full privacy, some screening but let light through in the winter, flowers for bees, winter greenery, winter other colours?

If you want quick growing, cheap and easy to keep looking neat, I recommend good old privet. Dig out the back part of the bed and plant with privet, leave what is there already to grow at the front. It is very slow growing and will give a good contrast to the privet. A mixed hedge in that space will soon look messy and unmanageable in that space, in my opinion.